NURUL Izzah Anwar is glad Najib Razak, who was yesterday slapped with 25 charges of corruption and money laundering linked to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal, has been granted bail.
She reminded the new regime in Putrajaya that no one should be oppressed – not even the enemy.
“I am glad Najib was granted bail. It’s a testament. Despite the enormity of the alleged loot, he was still granted bail,” the PKR vice-president told reporters after speaking at a gathering with Penang party members in Seberang Jaya last night.
She said September 20 – yesterday – marked the 20th anniversary of her father Anwar Ibrahim’s arrest.
And now, it also marks the day when a former prime minister was charged with multiple counts under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act and anti-money laundering laws.
Anwar’s eldest daughter, in her speech, said no one should oppress others, not even their enemy. The remark led reporters to ask what she thought about the charges against Najib.
He was charged over the RM2.6 billion deposited into his personal bank accounts in 2013, and for receiving RM42 million in illegal proceeds linked to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of 1MDB.
Already slapped with seven charges of money laundering, criminal breach of trust and power abuse in July and last month, Najib was yesterday charged with four counts of corruption and 21 counts of money laundering. The court granted him a RM3.5 million bail with two sureties.
Nurul Izzah said after her father was arrested on September 20, 1998, he was assaulted by the then inspector-general of police while handcuffed and blindfolded.
“He was left without medical attention for five days. We only found out about this from a royal commission of inquiry.”
Anwar was detained without trial under the Internal Security Act, and weeks after his arrest, he was charged with corruption, for allegedly interfering in police investigations into him.
He was sentenced to six years’ jail for corruption, and another nine years for sodomy. His conviction was overturned in 2004.
“If you ask me, I don’t think you can find many similarities (between the two cases),” said Nurul Izzah.
The Permatang Pauh MP said nobody should experience what Anwar and many others had gone through for daring to go up against the system as legitimate dissenters.
“Why did the people voice out in defence of Anwar all these years? It’s because he was oppressed.
“I thank the people for being vocal in pressuring the powers that be to remember their obligations.”
Earlier, Nurul Izzah, who is campaigning to retain her vice-president’s post in the ongoing PKR elections, said even though September 20 is a “tragic” date, the party born out of Anwar’s two-decade struggle for justice and reform has proven that it can rise and bring change.
PKR, a component of the ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition, has the largest representation in the Dewan Rakyat, with 51 seats. – September 21, 2018.
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daughter. Not because of anything else.
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2. There is no such thing as reform but purely Rakyat demanded justice. Rakyat love for the country. Rakyat wanted better Malaysia for them and future generations. Better leaders to managed Malaysia.
3. Don't add your father struggle as Rakyat struggle. He is struggling for himself.
4. Thanks
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