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THE fight is far from over, soon-to-be-jailed Pandan MP Rafizi has told the people via a video posted on his Facebook page today.
The PKR vice-president told the people not to pity him for he had made the choice to do his duty and had no regrets.
He reminded them change began with them and if they were angry because they perceived an injustice had been done, they must act on that anger.
“You might recognise me. I am Rafizi Ramli, age 40. Just like you, I am a father, a husband, and a son.
“This morning, judge Zamri Bakar delivered a guilty verdict in the long-running Bafia trial. I was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
“Together with the one and a half years’ prison sentence in the OSA (Official Secrets Act) case, I am now looking at four years in prison,” he said.
Rafizi was found guilty by the Shah Alam Sessions Court and sentenced to 30 months’ jail for breaching the Banking and Financial Institutions Act (Bafia) in relation to the National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFC) accounts leak.
Former Public Bank clerk Johari Mohamad was also charged and sentenced to the same.
“I was accused of disclosing confidential banking information of Shahrizat Jalil’s family members and a few companies they owned,” Rafizi said.
The infamous cows and condos scandal was the first Rafizi had exposed.
“Much of the RM250 million public money meant for poor farmers was eventually used to buy expensive condominiums and finance other businesses.
“It’s been six years, and most of you would have forgotten it. Such is life - we move on.”
For Rafizi, it was the first of many legal battles to come. He said he had 13 ongoing court cases, but it was the NFC scandal that started it all.
He said not everyone affected in a corruption scandal could move on as some would be stuck with paying the heavy price when corruption was allowed to continue.
“The contrast is for everyone to see – I didn’t take a single sen from the public, but it was Johari, the bank clerk, and I who had to spend many hours in the dock.
“None of the people involved in the scandal was ever prosecuted. In fact, Johari and I are the only ones ever prosecuted,” he said.
Rafizi said the RM250 million allegedly lost in the scandal would never be recovered, and the worst thing was, Malaysians had to pay the price for the failure of NFC, which had gone unpunished.
“The price of beef remains high and has lately become unaffordable for many Malaysian households,” he said.
Rafizi said he had done his part, and he and his family had no regrets and were at peace because they had done their duty.
“Life goes on. Whatever is the outcome, my family and I will make the best of it.
“If you feel even a tinge of anger and disappointment that this has happened, it means you care. It means you hate what is happening. It means you can feel the injustice around you.
“Do not let the feeling live only momentarily in you. Change around you, begins with you.
“I don’t need anyone’s pity, I made the choice myself. I need you to act on your feeling, so that we can change things together,” he said.
He also urged the people to volunteer and contribute to crowdfunding campaigns so that more Malaysians could be mobilised to act on their conscience, just like he did when he pursued the NFC scandal.
Rafizi is founder of Invoke Malaysia, a non-profit organisation that provide analytic, community organising and grass root financing services to pro-reform parliament seat contestants.
Invoke collects funding via public donations and sale of books and merchandise.
“Most importantly, please register today to become a volunteer to help defeat (prime minister) Najib Razak in the next general election.”
He said he considered himself lucky that the court did not impose on him the RM500,000 fine that the prosecution had asked for.
He would not have been able to pay and would have been immediately taken to jail.
“The fight must go on and I will see you soon. In the meantime, let’s work together to put an end to this, once and for all.” – February 7, 2018.
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Comments
Posted 6 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply
We should act now and initiate reforms that exposure of any abuse or misappropriation public fund will not be subjected to any bafia or whatever privacy law...remember it is PUBLIC money and as the elected representative of the people you are duty bound to expose the wrong doings and protect public interest.
Posted 6 years ago by Putra Kraken · Reply
We should act now and initiate reforms that exposure of any abuse or misappropriation public fund will not be subjected to any bafia or whatever privacy law...remember it is PUBLIC money and as the elected representative of the people you are duty bound to expose the wrong doings and protect public interest.
Posted 6 years ago by Putra Kraken · Reply
Posted 6 years ago by Peace Maker · Reply
The entire system is so rotten to the core that the corrupt ruling elite are routinely protected by the authorities from accountability for the billions they have robbed from the public, while the righteous who fight to defend the people’s interests are ruthlessly hunted down, prosecuted and persecuted.
It is the duty of every Malaysian to ensure that such an evil and cruel regime does not last beyond the next election.
Posted 6 years ago by Kim quek · Reply