Unbelievable Soi Lek didn’t know money was from 1MDB, says Kit Siang

Chan Kok Leong Chan Kok Leong Updated 7 years ago · Published on 20 Oct 2018 12:43PM · 5 Comments

DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang calls on Barisan Nasional components that have received stolen money to return it to the Treasury, failing which they will no longer be qualified to talk about ‘integrity’. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 20, 2018.

IT’S unbelievable that former MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek did not suspect money the party received was “stolen” from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), which was already making the news in 2013, said DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang.

“If he didn’t know, it’s fair enough. But if you suspect it’s stolen money, then you must ask (where the money came from),” said Lim after attending the 47 ABIM annual congress at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia in Nilai today.

“He (Dr Chua) said it was (as though he was taking money) from the father (and as such he didn’t suspect). But in this case, he knew because in 2013, the 1MDB case was already a big issue,” Lim told reporters.

Lim was responding to Dr Chua’s comments that the party had no way of knowing that the money it received from former prime minister Najib Razak had come from 1MDB.

Najib, the former Barisan Nasional chairman, is currently facing 32 charges of corruption, money-laundering and abuse of power in connection with money transfers from 1MDB unit, SRC International Sdn Bhd, as well as a sum of RM2.6 billion he said was a donation from Saudi Arabia.

Najib had disbursed RM470 million to BN parties in the 2013 general election, with RM16.5 million going to MCA.

Lim, who is the Iskandar Puteri MP, said MCA, MIC and other former BN component parties should return the money they received to the Treasury. 

“This is about RM400 million and they should return the money failing which they can’t talk about integrity,” said Lim. – October 20, 2018.

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  • There it goes again. Everytime Najib or any BN leader said something, LKS must always reply immediately. IT's getting stale and boring lah. LKS, please bring your wife out for holidays round the world for 2 years. There's no need to waste time talking and more talking.

    Posted 7 years ago by Jackal Way · Reply

  • Its time MCA owns up to gain the respect and trust of the people. When you receive RM16million, you just keep quiet and recurve the money? What bull shit. As former MCA President be sincere and be honest.
    You are part of the BN coalition and yet you deny knowing where the money came from?!!
    First things first, just return the money if you are sincere in helping rebuild this nation that was nearly brought to bankruptcy by the previous administration.

    Posted 7 years ago by TTs Take · Reply

  • CSL KNOWS THE MONEY IS FROM 1MDB BUT MAKE DON'T KNOW LAH.MALAYSIAN POLITICIANS ARE LIKE DIAPERS. MUST CHANGE FAST IF NOT VERY BUSOK.

    Posted 7 years ago by CHEE Meng Ng · Reply

  • I welcome Kit Siang's comments to keep us on our toes so that we don't forget this 1MDB affair so easily & also to help ensure all necessary checks & balances are in place to prevent something like this from ever happening again?..

    Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

    • LKS's DAP & his regular commenting since last century has helped an improving New Malaysia to come about..

      Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply