Shafee says will explain RM9.5 million payment

Asila Jalil Asila Jalil Updated 6 years ago · Published on 9 Jun 2017 1:03PM · 6 Comments

Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah says he will issue a press statement on the allegations he received RM9.5 million from 1MDB funds. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 9, 2017.

PROMINENT lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah will respond to allegations that he was paid RM9.5 million by Prime Minister Najib Razak from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds.

Shafee spoke to reporters at the Kuala Lumpur High Court complex this morning, at about the same time Anwar Ibrahim filed a fresh challenge to set aside his sodomy conviction.

“I will issue a press statement, but not today,” was Shafee’s terse reply when approached just as he was about to get into his car.

The Umno lawyer, however, did not say when the statement will be issued.

A Sarawak Report expose on May 31 alleged that Najib used 1MDB funds to pay Shafee, the lead public prosecutor during the appeal against the acquittal of the PKR de facto leader.

The whistle-blower site said the money came from the bank account “that had been identified as having been funded by money stolen by the prime minister from 1MDB subsidiary SRC, which had borrowed some RM4 billion from the civil service pension fund (Retirement Fund Inc) KWAP”.

Several police reports had been lodged by Pakatan Harapan parties to push for a police investigation into the allegation. – June 9, 2017.

 

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  • Just look how frighten he is..pale face.. mampos la kamu..

    Posted 6 years ago by Ali Along · Reply

  • He will explain later, or he will lie later? Certainly taking a long time to come up with a statement. What is Shafee afraid of? Why take so long to come up with a reason? The longer someone takes to explain something of this nature, the more likely that someone is lying. Still, interesting to hear his spin.

    Posted 6 years ago by Insightful Malaysian · Reply

  • It is now a year later (June 2018) - we are still waiting for an explanation!

    Posted 5 years ago by Insightful Malaysian · Reply

  • Do not worry, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, your day in court will come soon

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • Allah knows what lies Mohd Shafee Abdullah has told and how much money he has received to taint Anwar's name in his nationwide roadshow.

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • So the RM9.5m is just back billing for 14 years of ad hoc services to UMNO and has nothing to do with Anwar's prosecution and persecution which was done for at Tun's request and for all intents and purposes pro bono. Tell us a taller tale, Shafee - you had your chance to deny or correct Sarawak Report but you didn't.

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply