As expected, ‘nothing to hide’ Najib will keep silent

Najib must answer fresh allegations over SRC payments

Anonymous 2443871479002035: The silence (over PM Najib Razak’s alleged payment of RM9.5 million to lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah) is because they are now in deep discussion to come up with the most plausible explanation.

Even their highly-paid foreign public relation specialists are finding it hard to come out with an acceptable explanation.

Let’s see what they will come out with. Clearly, silence is not an option.

Malaysia4All: When is the rakyat going to say, enough is enough? Almost every week, a new issue of corruption arises in Malaysia and nothing is done about it by the authorities.

Do the inspector-general of police (IGP) and attorney-general (AG) take Malaysians for fools? It is a zero-sum game; if one person gains RM2.6 billion in his bank accounts, the rakyat are likely to lose RM2.6 billion.

Take action now if you still have some sense of integrity and basic decency.

6th Generation Immigrant: The day these alleged criminals have inadvertently believed in their own lies has arrived. The next step shall be creating more lies to cover the previous lies, something is surely going to give.

Hang in there Malaysia, the light at the end of the tunnel is seeping through – we still have a little hope to cling on.

HaveAGreatDay: I have already given up hope that any explanation will be forthcoming from Malaysian Official 1 (MO1) over these new allegations.

Like the 1MDB scandal, he can sit pretty as no one can touch him – he has all the institutions of power in our country under his thumb.

Shunyata: The man has never swiftly defended himself when previous allegations were made against him… why would he need to do so now?

The authorities and agencies which should be asking him questions are taking a pre-election vacation, while his comrades are hell-bent on polishing his Armani suit.

Members of the public are either dunce or insignificant, and members of the opposition have been found to be eliminable, hitman-style.

Citizen numbers can be added and shifted at will, especially in voter hotspots. Why, even the dead have risen to vote. So you see, the man is answerable to nobody.

Tpn: Has the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) started an investigation if the lawyer declared his income allegedly from the PM in his tax returns?

The Analyser: It’s astounding that Najib must do everything. Meanwhile, the opposition are doing nothing to ensure that they might win so that then, it will be up to them to do everything.

One is forced to come to terms with the fact that the opposition know they are incapable of doing anything, so in the meantime all they will do is tell everyone else what they should be doing.

JusticeNow!: Analyser, the elected officials are responsible, accountable, and answerable for all things, especially public money.

Therefore, they have to do everything to assure the public that they are not stealing money and abusing the trust given to them.

The opposition is elected to ask questions and demand answers for all things pertaining to the welfare and well-being of the rakyat who elected them.

Mosquitobrain: Cash is king. Catch me if you can.

Break silence on ‘RM9.5m payment and bank accounts’, Kit Siang tells Najib

Ikan Merah: Knowing Najib, he will keep silence for sure, but that must not stop opposition leaders, every single one of them, from continuing to speak up on this issue.

Kamikasi: DAP leader Lim Kit Siang, Najib will only answer if the accusation is not true. If it’s true, why should he answer?

You already have the answer, otherwise he and his cronies would have sued Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli for making the allegations.

Bert: Najib was not even aware a large sum of money (RM42 million) was deposited into his bank account. I am sure he does not know that he even has three Ambank accounts.

Goldee: Our country’s integrity and image have gone to the dogs since the expose of 1MDB, SRC International and the episode of the Saudi “donation” of RM2.6 billion and now the payment of RM9.5 million allegedly to ensure former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is jailed.

Restless: Staying silent is my prerogative. I don’t need to explain my actions.

In Malaysia, I’m most powerful. When the time comes for GE, I just need to offer some perks, be a little generous giving the people back some of their own crumbs.

If that doesn’t work, my beloved troops of loyal canines will keep dissidents silent or create some chaos and lo behold, I’m protected.

Anonymous_40f4: We all know that when Najib is caught with his pants down, his best line of defence is to keep silent.

And because of this expose, Najib will now have to give a laptop each to all the eight million BR1M recipients.

Tell the Truth: A little boy who steals something will not answer with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer because he hopes the question will pass. He will not deny or confirm because the truth has not been spoken.

The only way to get the child to talk is to ‘rotan’ him nicely and when he feels the pain only then will he speak out.

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