26 Apr 2024, 23:11 Kuching
26 Apr 2024, 16:11 London
It is irresponsible and reprehensible for an alleged investigation by Swiss prosecutors to be twisted and framed as an inquiry into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and its shareholder.
“1MDB notes a news report on the launch of an alleged investigation by Swiss prosecutors relating to a Saudi Arabian oil company, and reportedly relating to Swiss citizens and the Swiss banking system.
“There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by 1MDB or any of its officials. So, it is irresponsible and reprehensible for the action to be twisted and framed as an inquiry into 1MDB and its shareholder,” 1MDB said in a statement here, today.
The fund also stated in the strongest possible terms that it was not the subject of any criminal investigation either in Malaysia or internationally.
1MDB requested all parties to refrain from politicising any alleged investigation by the Swiss authorities on non-Malaysian nationals, and, during this sensitive general election period, desist from trying to create links to it for political gain.
This continuing shameful use of Malaysia’s official channels to produce announcements that are bald and blatant lies is doing untold damage to the country’s reputation worldwide.
Every institution is now being dragged through the mud, purely to get one spoilt brat off the hook for the umpteenth time after a life of scrapes from which he has been rescued owing to his position as a son of an ex PM.
Courts have been suborned, police have turned blind eyes, civil servants and officials forced to lie all to get Najib out of trouble, time and again. Port Dickson, Altantuya, Scorpene, PI Bala, AmBank, 1MDB, Felda, Hussein Najadi, Kevin Morais… time and again scandals are not being investigated fully as they get too near Najib.
Meanwhile, the same institutions are abused to pursue his enemies and deny black is white. Malaysia needs rid of this spoilt inheriter of an office he has disgraced.
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