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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Former de facto law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should either charge him for involvement in money politics, which he was accused of while in Umno, or clear his name.
Zaid, who is now a member of PKR, was responding to a statement by Datuk Seri Najib Razak who on Oct 13 accused him of being involved in money politics while in Umno.
“When I was made minister, one of the first things I did was to ask the anti-graft agency to investigate the findings of money politics against me by the Umno Disciplinary Tribunal,” said Zaid today.
Zaid maintains he was framed by Umno and said the findings of the tribunal was flawed because basic rules of evidence were ignored.
“I felt that a minister must be free of such misconduct, especially if a government had committed itself to be rid of corruption.”
Zaid said he believes his request to be investigated was acted upon but he had heard nothing more about the findings.
“I wish to appeal to him (the PM) to instruct the MACC to complete its investigations and disclose the findings to the public.”
Zaid said he was prepared to face any charges if there was any evidence of corrupt practice.
But if found innocent, he said, the premier should refrain from making further comments on the matter.
IF HE CAN SWEAR THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW ALTANTUYA WHY THIS?
The following text message correspondence is between YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, and Dato’ Shafee Abdullah, a Malaysian lawyer who initially represented Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda who is on trial for abeting the murder of Mongolian national, Altantuya Shaariibuu.
While it does not answer lingering questions about Najib’s alleged past relations with Altantuya, the text messages show clearly Najib’s active intereference in the case very early on. The messages highlight Najib’s willingness to speak with both members of the Attorney General’s Chambers and Inspector General of Police about the case, something that suggests an abuse of executive power.
What is particularly revealing and troubling is that the counsel, Shafee, keeps asking Najib for details indicating some political intervention that may have influenced the case. This observation is strengthened by Najib’s message to Shafee on 16 November 2006: “Pls do not say anything to the press today. i will explain later. RB will have to face a tentative charge but all is not lost.” This message raises a lot of questions about Najib’s role in this case. Why did he mention “tentative” charge and that “all is not lost” for RB (Razak Baginda)? How would Najib know this before Razak was charged? Is there already a deal in place that will see Razak aquitted? These are important questions which will have ramifications not just on this case but far beyond.
The text messages were transmitted between Najib’s personal mobile phone. Those who seek the truth should challenge Najib and Shafee to deny that this correspondence took place between them. Perhaps a record of the messages still resides in the server of the relevant telecommunications company.
The truth is buried somewhere. Those who know what truly happened hope that the truth has been buried deep with Altantuya. But the funny thing is, the truth always finds its way into the hands of those who fight for justice – sometimes in the most mysterious circumstances……
WHYMUST HE GET HIS ADC INVOLVED? WHERE IS BALA?HIS SD STATE THE SAME
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