Najib's 'don't know' remark doesn't cut it with social media users

Looi Sue-Chern Looi Sue-Chern Updated 5 years ago · Published on 21 Jun 2018 7:47PM · 6 Comments

NAJIB Razak was bashed on social media after he denied knowledge of the biggest kleptocracy scandal in the world that happened during his administration, and with his own brainchild, 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

Not many on social media bought his “don’t know” answers in his recent interview with Reuters, with many slamming the former prime minister for assuming the people were stupid.

Lawyer Art Harun tweeted with the profile name “Encik iDon’t Know”, and the hashtag #iDontKnow.

“What do I know? I was only the PM, the MoF, and the guy whose approval must be obtained for all financial matters in 1MDB. #iDontKnow,” he tweeted from his handle, @art_harun.

“We have a prime minister cum minister of finance cum ultimate financial adviser to a state ‘sovereign fund’ who did not know that BILLIONS were being embezzled and millions ended up in his account, but who knew that his chocolates in the fridge went missing. Classic!

“Najib Razak is every cross-examiner’s wet dream. Oh man…” the lawyer said in subsequent tweets.

He was referring to Najib’s earlier complaint that the police who had raided his house in Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur, several weeks ago, had helped themselves to chocolates from the refrigerator.

Billions were reportedly siphoned out of 1MDB in recent years and used to buy luxury assets like paintings, real estate, jewellery, and a yacht overseas.

After BN was voted out of government, the new Pakatan Harapan government, under Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, ordered investigations into  the 1MDB scandal.

Najib’s home in Langgak Duta and other properties linked to him were raided, leading authorities to confiscate cash, jewellery, and branded handbags.

Najib, who is being investigated for money-laundering, told Reuters in an interview in Langkawi that the handbags and jewellery were wedding presents to his daughter.

His son-in-law, Kessikbayev, a nephew of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, also gifted many of the handbags to his wife, Rosmah Mansor, he said.

Faris Imadi (@farisimadifik) said Najib had “probably gone mental”.

“You were finance minister. You admitted you didn’t know money went into your own bank account. How did you qualify to become finance minister?” he tweeted.

Meriam Buluh (@kar33n_almania) tweeted: “The people’s decision to bring down Najib in GE14 was spot on. He didn’t know about everything. It is right for you (Najib) to retire.”

“Najib thinks all Malaysians are stupid like Umno members. He thinks the people believe there was a crazy Arab who donated RM2.6 billion,” TG.Haslinda (@tg_haslinda) tweeted.

“Najib thinks the people are stupid and will believe someone would give five Birkin bags a month as presents.”

Blanco’s Cuauhtemiña (@nazim_masnawi) said perhaps Najib was born into the world solely to test the people’s patience.

“What else are statements like these good for?” he tweeted.

Azfar Ridhwan (@AzfarRidhwan) said Najib’s words could not be trusted, pointing out that he had previously said he did not know Jho Low (Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho, who is also wanted in the 1MDB investigation), but a photo of them together had surfaced later.

On Facebook, Izad Mahat said if it was true that Najib did not know what had happened, he would have ordered for investigations to be conducted, including on Jho Low.

“If it is true he did not know that the RM2.6 billion was from 1MDB or its subsidiary, he would have surely told (then attorney-general Mohamed) Apandi Ali to give mutual legal assistance to MACC to complete investigations.

“He also would have had Jho Low investigated, along with the allegations in the US Department of Justice civil suit.

“He would not have closed investigations. Lying after stealing. How can people not feel angry and disgusted?” Izad wrote.

Najib’s sanity was also questioned by some social media users.

“On 1MDB, everyone else is wrong, except Najib. That’s according to him.

“He has either lost his mind, or he thinks everyone is stupid and will believe him,” Yaakob Osman said on Facebook. – June 21, 2018.

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Comments

  • IT IS THE MERCIFULL THING TO DO, to put him down, end his morally bankrupt and meaningless life. IT MUST BE TORTURE for him to pretend so hard when inside he is completely void of any humanity..HE is simply just a hopeless suffering animal that has to be put to sleep.

    Posted 5 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply

  • He can bluff all the UMNO people all the time, he can bluff some of the Malaysian people at sometime, but he cannot bluff all the Malaysian people at all time.

    Posted 5 years ago by Makhtar Mansor · Reply

  • Do u know how much is 1 billion? Yes its a figure followed by 9zeros, say what u people want, each time i look at my bank balance its a figure followed by 9zeros, how soothing!!! haha

    Posted 5 years ago by New Malaysia · Reply

  • Fooking son of a bitch bastard. Yes, you Najib.

    Posted 5 years ago by Savari CJ · Reply

  • He is a very sick man n a threat to national security. He n his wife must be put away immediately.

    Posted 5 years ago by Conscience Moral · Reply

  • Is this the kind of leaders Melayu UMNO is producing? The first rule of leadership is " a leader of the group is responsible, irregardless" (well that is what I was taught!) A true leader would just stand up and admit that it was his failure to monitor, supervise, control and take charge of the incidences. Why is it in other "advanced" nation (Japan, some EU countries) the Minister would just call a press conference to announce his resignation voluntarily, before further embarrassing details or legal action to be taken against him. If you want to be a "leader" this is always the risk you have to be prepared. You are managing thousands of of people directly and indirectly humans with different personas , personal and hidden agendas, life objectives. Stop blaming your followers, that is a sure sign of poor leadership. And we have this guy running the country for the past 9 years?Just shut the FU!

    Posted 5 years ago by Kakistocracy my · Reply