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Going to the polls, remember the Umno thief/thieves when you cast your ballots
https://www.tiktok.com/@inforakyart/video/7649436012820598033
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16, 2026: Malaysians are reminded what Barisan Nasional (BN)-Umno (BN-Umno) is all about after more than six decades of governance.
Former Umno president and disgraced prime minister Najib “1MDB” Razak is languishing in Kajang Prison serving his jail sentences.
Though Malaysia’s No. 1 thief/kleptocrat is now a jailbird, Umno is still lobbying for him to be freed although he stole millions, if not billions, of Ringgit from the rakyat dan negara (people and country).
Umno still claims that Najib is innocent and is fully supporting a pencuri (thief) despite being found guilty by the courts!
Umno’s No. 1 pencuri may be in jail but Malaysians have to continue paying 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) debts and interests until 2039! (view the above video link)
In the last general election (GE15) Malaysians made a wise decision and dumped BN-Umno, leaving it with only 26 MPs in the 222-seat Parliament.
Come the next GE16, Malaysians must not forget why they are servicing 1MDB debts and interests until 2039.
They must remain wiser and not fooled by the empty electoral promises of Umno.
BN-Umno, for the past six decades governed Malaysians and Malaysia demi sendiri for (themselves) bukan demi rakyat dan negara (not for people and country).
Also, why are Umno and the federal governments’ deafening silence over RM1.4 trillion handed to Umno over 30 years!
Even at state levels, Umno must be discarded totally for supporting their No. 1 pencuri or kleptocrat.
Those going to the polls in Johor (on July 11) and Negeri Sembilan (on Aug 1) must reign in on Umno’s misdeeds to rakyat dan negara.
Najib showed no remorse, shifted blame, says judge in 1MDB case
Trial judge says former prime minister Najib Razak abused his extensive powers to create ‘one of the largest financial corruption and money laundering scandals’.
Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah said Najib Razak’s sentence of 15 years in jail and the RM11.38 billion fine imposed constitute an appropriate punishment for offences committed.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Najib Razak has never shown any remorse for the wrongdoing that caused massive financial damage to Malaysia, the High Court said in its 1MDB ruling.
Trial judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah, in his 800 page grounds of judgment released today, stressed that 1MDB — intended as a sovereign wealth fund to spur Malaysia’s economic growth — instead became “the centre of one of the largest financial corruption and money laundering scandals of the 21st century”.
Citing finance ministry figures recorded in Parliament’s Hansard, Sequerah noted that RM42 billion out of RM50 billion in losses linked to 1MDB had been paid as of last year, with RM29 billion retrieved through asset recovery efforts.
“The repercussions and consequences arising from the fallout of the scandal are still ongoing and there are current financial obligations that still need to be fulfilled.
“The scandal also caused damage to (Malaysia’s) reputation,” Sequerah said.
“At the heart of this scandal stood not a humble employee who saw an opportunity to exploit the flaws in the system, but a man exalted and holding the highest reins of power.”
Sequerah said that Najib, who led and held multiple top positions in government and 1MDB, had “used and exploited (them) to carry out certain acts and exert influence on the board of directors to approve abnormal transactions with unholy haste”.
“This court also rightfully considered that the accused never showed remorse for the offences and opted to blame the scandal on 1MDB management staff,” he said, justifying a 15 year jail sentence together with a RM11.38 billion fine as an appropriate punishment.
The court also noted that Najib is currently serving a six year jail sentence handed down earlier in the SRC International case, adding that the SRC matter is “of a similar nature to the present 1MDB case”.
‘Chequered history’
In his judgment, Sequerah described the 1MDB case as one with a “chequered history”, starting from Sept 20, 2018, when Najib was brought to court to face 25 charges of abuse of power and money laundering.
However, the trial commenced almost one year later, on Aug 18, 2019, as Najib’s SRC International case was already ongoing.
“After the trial progressed for a while, and hope appeared to spring eternal, the world was plunged into the Covid-19 lockdown,” Sequerah said, adding that the trial had to be adjourned on multiple occasions when parties and witnesses tested positive or were suspected to have contracted the disease.
The trial went on for more than six years, with 50 witnesses testifying for the prosecution and 26 others in support of Najib’s defence.
“This has in all probability surpassed the length of any other trial in the annals of Malaysian court history, an unenviable record,” Sequerah said.
‘Arab donation’ defence untenable
In making a finding of guilt, Sequerah noted that Najib had consistently claimed that the funds he received were “donations” from the late Saudi monarch, King Abdullah.
However, the justification was rejected by courts of all levels in the SRC International case, with the Federal Court saying it was “incapable of belief”.
“These findings constitute an issue of estoppel against the accused. He could no longer bring this up again to re-litigate,” Sequerah said.
On Najib’s contention that the case against him was “politically motivated”, Sequerah said the “cold, hard and incontrovertible evidence” showed that Najib had abused his all-powerful position in 1MDB coupled with the extensive powers available to him.
Judge: 1MDB plunder makes Attila the Hun 'look like a choirboy'
June 16, 2026 @ 5:37pm
The most anticipated full judgment of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd financial scandal involving Datuk Seri Najib Razak was finally out today, six months after he was found guilty of all offences.-NSTP FILE PIC
KUALA LUMPUR: The most anticipated full judgment of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd financial scandal involving Datuk Seri Najib Razak was finally out today, six months after he was found guilty of all offences.
The 810-page judgment, delivered by presiding judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah, now a Federal Court judge, sets out in detail the court's findings in the globally scaled financial crime.
Sequerah in his introduction described the case as a financial plunder of such staggering proportions that it made the notorious conqueror Attila the Hun "look like a choirboy by comparison."
"The financial scandal that led to the charges being preferred against the accused was described in the press, locally and worldwide, as the largest episode of kleptocracy in the world.
"The scale of the plunder that took place (financially speaking, of course) made Attila the Hun look like a choirboy by comparison," the judge said.
Attila the Hun was the feared ruler of the Hunnic Empire in the fifth century, notorious for leading devastating military campaigns across Europe.
His name became synonymous with conquest, destruction, and large-scale plunder throughout history.
The judge said the trial, which began in August 2019, took approximately six years to conclude, describing it as a record no court would wish to hold.
"In total, the proceedings stretched over 303 hearing days, including 10 days of oral submissions at the close of the defence case beginning Oct 21 last year.
"It has in all probability surpassed the length of any other trial in the annals of Malaysian court history, an unenviable record," he said.
The judge said the prolonged proceedings reflected the complexity of the case, which involved extensive documentary evidence, numerous witnesses and allegations surrounding one of the country's biggest financial scandals.
Sequerah in his judgment said the court cannot accept Najib's claims that 1MDB's top brass conspired against him as the accused was not a country bumpkin who could easily be misled.
"To entertain the belief that officers would willingly and knowingly conspire against the prime minister of the day together with Low Taek Jho who did not even hold an official position in 1MDB, would be to stretch the imagination into the realms of pure fantasy.
"The accused possessed not only an impeccable family and political pedigree but of superior intelligence given his academic background and his previous experience in politics and in the administration.
"Any attempt to paint the accused as an ignoramus who was hopelessly unaware of the misdeeds going on around him must therefore fail miserably," he said.
Sequerah also rejected claims that Najib was focused solely on managing the country, adding that he had instructed Low to accompany his former aide Datuk Amhari Effendi Nazaruddin on trips to Abu Dhabi and China.
The judge also found overwhelming evidence that Low acted as Najib's proxy in the 1MDB affair.
Sequerah said Low's presence and involvement at critical stages of transactions involving 1MDB, as well as his close proximity and relationship with the accused, pointed to a clear inference that he operated as Najib's proxy, conduit, intermediary and facilitator in the management of the fund.
The court further said that no action was taken against Low even after the alleged wrongdoing came to light.
It also rejected Najib's attempt to distance himself from Low by attributing the latter's presence at key junctures to other parties, including Arab royalty, Terengganu royalty and Chinese officials.
"As such, the defence's claim that Najib was misled and duped by 1MDB management and Low was found to be without merit."
Najib was sentenced to 15 years in jail and fined RM13.4 billion after he was found guilty of all counts of abuse of power and 21 money laundering charges involving RM2.28 billion in 1MDB funds on Dec 26, last year.
Najib will face an additional 40 years in prison if he fails to settle the fine.
