Najib denies paying Hadi RM90 million, says ‘unfair to slander PAS’

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 3 Feb 2019 10:27PM · 10 Comments

Najib Razak has come to the PAS president’s defence on the RM90 million the Islamist party leader allegedly accepted to back BN in last year’s general election. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 3, 2019.

FORMER prime minister Najib Razak denied he or Umno paid RM90 million to PAS or its president Abdul Hadi Awang to buy support, saying it is unfair for the Islamist party to be slandered thus.

Najib, whose party Umno has an understanding with PAS to support each other in elections, said there was no proof that money changed hands.

“Keep in mind that the PH (Pakatan Harapan) government has made very thorough investigations into my accounts and Umno’s in the nine months since GE14,” he wrote on Facebook today.

“If it is true that there had been any payment from me or from Umno, the PH government would have taken the opportunity to freeze the bank account of the PAS president or party.”

Hadi was today urged to clear up the “RM90 million mystery” that was “embarrassing” the party, after the PAS president settled a defamation suit against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown.

Hadi was suing Rewcastle-Brown over the article “As Najib denies all over 1MDB, let’s not forget his many other criminal connections”, published on August 6, 2016, in which she alleged Hadi and other PAS leaders had received millions from then Umno president Najib Razak to back the party in the May general election.

Following the settlement, Rewcastle-Brown had said that among the terms which were otherwise not to be disclosed was that the article would remain unchanged on the site.

Amanah president Mahfuz Omar, who urged Hadi to explain his decision today, said Hadi’s sudden change of heart in settling the suit made it appear as though Hadi had taken the money.

He said if PAS had any dignity, it would come forward and clear up the matter.

Najib appears to have heeded the call in his denial and defence of the PAS president.

“It is unfair for PAS to be attacked and slandered on this issue,” Najib said. – February 3, 2019.

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  • Of course this dungu will deny paying Hadi. Hadi shot himself on the foot when he settled the Sarawak Report allegation out of court! That is already an admission to the fact!!
    This dungu is now defending Hadi because BN & PAS are coalition partners now, and defending Hadi is the obvious thing to do.
    The AG should instruct the MACC and the police to investigate the allegation and put the perpetrators behind bars!!

    Posted 5 years ago by Kampung Boy · Reply

  • The stupidest people are those who settled with crooks and keep all the truth under the carpet

    Posted 5 years ago by Duh Duh · Reply

  • Who will believe Najib Razak? You are a serial liar. You are disgraceful to Tun Razak and Tun Rahah

    Posted 5 years ago by SY L · Reply

  • Najib - stop your stupidity.!!! Do not get carry away with your new found fame of trolling where everyone is leading you on so as to implicate your ownself.

    Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • does billions that goes to your personal account is fair is it?

    Posted 5 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply

  • Najib's denial holds no water as he has been proven, more than once, to tell lies blatantly.

    Posted 5 years ago by Panchen Low · Reply

  • When hadi 90 jutaAwang sued SR, didn't ge know that the legal cost will be very high? Didn't he think of that when he initiated the CASE? Why withdraw after spending 2.5 million bucks and get nothing in return? It shows lebai is as corrupt as pekan lanun and also a retard. Its proven lebai less brain capacity.

    Posted 5 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • Oh yes...and we are supposed to believe you??????????????????

    Posted 5 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply

  • TakTahuMalu

    Posted 5 years ago by Malaysia Baru 09052018 · Reply

  • To this Bugis thief it wasn't him but it was dumno who paid ie party to party and not jibby to hadi, isn't that the same as usual trying to wit his way out.

    Posted 5 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply