Najib’s excuse for 1MDB late payment an embarrassment, say opposition MPs


Diyana Ibrahim

OPPOSITION parliamentarians have slamed Prime Minister Najib Razak for citing “technical issues”  to justify 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s failure to meet its financial obligations, saying the explanation given in Parliament today had tarnished Malaysia’s reputation and shaken investors’ confidence in the country.

Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar  of PAS said Najib’s justification for 1MDB being unable to pay Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Company was misleading as the truth was the troubled state investment firm had no money.


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