Umno has to ‘do something’ after Najib’s conviction, says Zahid

Alfian Z.M. Tahir Alfian Z.M. Tahir Updated 3 years ago · Published on 28 Jul 2020 6:51PM · 6 Comments

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the party will have to act to change the course of the current government now that former prime minister Najib Razak has been convicted of graft charges. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 28, 2020.

UMNO respects the court’s decision to convict former prime minister Najib Razak of graft charges and will be discussing the party’s direction as a result, president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today.

“I am sad and I sympathise because he is my friend, but he told me that this is not the end of the world.

“Therefore, Umno will have to do something, wait for our decision, which we have to discuss first. 

“What we plan to do will be part of efforts to steer the direction of the present government,” Zahid told reporters outside the Kuala Lumpur High Court after Najib’s guilty verdict was delivered.

Najib was found guilty of seven charges involving RM42 million in SRC International Bhd funds that went to his bank accounts.

Three charges are for money laundering, three for criminal breach of trust, and one for abuse of power.

This evening, high court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali sentenced Najib to 12 years in jail and a RM210 million fine.

The jail sentences, which are 12 years for abuse of power, and 10 years each for the criminal breach of trust and money-laundering charges, are to run concurrently.

Najib, 67, still faces more charges in four other criminal trials. – July 28, 2020.

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  • Hahaha Steer the direction.meaning threathen Muhyiddin to do something to free them.

    Posted 3 years ago by Penganalisa L · Reply

  • Aiyoh my turn is next must do something like...pull out and cause a snap election?

    Posted 3 years ago by Justin Leno · Reply

  • A party led by a kleoptocrate's friend? Be very careful! It should be ok if majority of their members are of similar character. Abuse of power, corruption, threatening, political sabotaging and marginalization and racial cum religion bigots. Another 30 years USD1=RM8, petrol price=RM5, fresh grad pay=RM3,000 but one terrace house is RM1million. What future is Malaysia?

    Posted 3 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • Now Moo can proudly return to UMNO and continues to be the PM.

    Posted 3 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Who are you to say UMNO respect courts decision. Don't waste Rakyats money laa brader on long court cases. Admit and go in. Better to go in when you are still younger rather than older.

    Posted 3 years ago by Zainuddin Yusoff · Reply

  • shitting bricks now ??
    Haha soon more big fishes will be in court

    Posted 3 years ago by Lan Lan · Reply