Najib’s interview more damaging than Saudi denial, says Kit Siang

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 28 Oct 2018 4:56PM · 5 Comments

Lim Kit Siang says Najib’s semi-aborted interview was filled with dubious explanations on the source of the RM2.6 billion. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 28, 2018.

NAJIB Razak’s abrupt walkout from his interview with Al Jazeera news network inflicted more damage to his reputation than the denial of the Saudi Arabian government that they had donated RM2.6 billion to the former prime minister, said veteran DAP leader Lim Kit Siang.

Lim said that Najib’s semi-aborted interview was filled with dubious explanations on the source of the RM2.6 billion which was deposited into his bank account.

Earlier in the week, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Abdel Ahmad Al-Jubeir publicly declared that the money had not come from Riyadh, as claimed by Najib.

“This is because apart from Najib’s mindless cronies, ministers in his cabinet and leaders of former and current Barisan Nasional parties, no Malaysian with a modicum of judgment and wisdom would have believed Najib’s cock-and-bull stories about donations from Saudi Arabian royalty when they are nothing but abuse of power, misappropriation and embezzlement of 1MDB funds,” said Lim in a statement.

Najib walked out after some 20 minutes of the interview on the 101 East programme after saying that interviewer Mary Ann Jolley was being unfair to him by repeatedly asking questions on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

The interview was aired yesterday.

Najib has apologised for losing his cool in the interview and said he was concerned about his family, who were being questioned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the time. – October 28, 2018.

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  • If Najib was concerned about his family being questioned by MACC, he should not have made up such a tall story. Al Jazeera's interview not only reduced his "evidences" to shred, even his "assumptions" are on shaky grounds. Swearing Wallahi Wabillahi Watallahi in vain has its consequences.

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • To be fair, the lady interviewer is to be faulted if she did not stick to the agreed script/protocol between them as alleged by Najib, and thereby precipitated Najib 's agitation followed by his walkout?..

    Posted 5 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

  • Blushing on air, claiming his legacy as prime minister...calling interviewer a .'nuisance'...very unbecoming of a person who thinks has calibre to lead a nation with only one thing on his mind ..to make money n deny wrongdoings...what a shame.pls prove me wrong

    Posted 5 years ago by Chow York shin · Reply

  • ALL OF THIS "TRIAL BY MEDIA" IS JUST CONJECTURE, SUPPOSITION, HYPOTHESI, THEORIES, ETC. CAN NAJIB BE SUBJECTED TO A LIE DETECTOR TEST TO SEE HOW HE PERFORMS WHEN ANSWERING 1MDB & related questions?..

    Posted 5 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

    • Why? The lie detector test is known to be unreliable.

      Posted 5 years ago by Zamorin 5 · Reply