Najib backs Anwar, calls for Pandora Papers expose to be debated at the Parliament
FORMER Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak backed Opposition Leader Datuk Anwar Ibrahim’s bid to get the Pandora Papers expose to be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat.
“In my view, there is nothing wrong in debating this expose. Let no one confuse the public or weaponise the issue as a political capital.
“Besides, I’m also curious to know on how a certain individual managed to purchase 13 banks across the world,” he said in a Facebook post.
Three days ago, Anwar lashed out at Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun for dismissing his appeal to discuss the expose made by the Pandora Papers, which implicated several prominent Malaysian leaders of parking huge sums of money offshore.
“Why are you acting like a lawyer acting for those linked to the expose?” Anwar asked the House Speaker.
However, Azhar defended his decision by saying that based on his reading of the issue, the monies were not about outflow of money to accounts abroad but on shareholdings in offshore firms.
“So, it’s not an outflow of money as you said,” he told the Port Dickson MP.
But the former deputy prime minister shot back saying that if it was true, then those implicated should explain their side of the story in the Dewan Rakyat.
“How can a minister, for example, hold shares there? If this is not from the outflow of money from here, then where is it from? Let it be debated,” Anwar added.
Talk about GST, trade mispricing too
DAP MP Charles Santiago ago backed Anwar in his call to get the expose debated in the august house, adding Azhar’s decision to dismiss the motions filed were baffling.
The prominent local individuals mentioned in the leak were former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin, former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
On that note, Najib mocked the previous Pakatan Harapan Government for abolishing the goods and services tax (GST), claiming it could have resolved issues such as trade mispricing which only benefitted large businesses and reduced revenue for the Government.
“And I would like to see our Pakatan leaders explain the illicit capital outflow issue, reported by the Global Financial Integrity Report and caused by trade mispricing for the sake of evading tax,” the Pekan MP concluded. – Oct 14, 2021
“Why are you acting like a lawyer acting for those linked to the expose?” Anwar asked the House Speaker.
However, Azhar defended his decision by saying that based on his reading of the issue, the monies were not about outflow of money to accounts abroad but on shareholdings in offshore firms.
“So, it’s not an outflow of money as you said,” he told the Port Dickson MP.
But the former deputy prime minister shot back saying that if it was true, then those implicated should explain their side of the story in the Dewan Rakyat.
“How can a minister, for example, hold shares there? If this is not from the outflow of money from here, then where is it from? Let it be debated,” Anwar added.
Talk about GST, trade mispricing too
DAP MP Charles Santiago ago backed Anwar in his call to get the expose debated in the august house, adding Azhar’s decision to dismiss the motions filed were baffling.
The prominent local individuals mentioned in the leak were former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin, former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
On that note, Najib mocked the previous Pakatan Harapan Government for abolishing the goods and services tax (GST), claiming it could have resolved issues such as trade mispricing which only benefitted large businesses and reduced revenue for the Government.
“And I would like to see our Pakatan leaders explain the illicit capital outflow issue, reported by the Global Financial Integrity Report and caused by trade mispricing for the sake of evading tax,” the Pekan MP concluded. – Oct 14, 2021
Why only Pandora? How about Panama?
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Najib’s son among those named in ‘Panama Papers’
Apr 4, 2016
One of the prime minister’s sons, Mohd Nazifuddin Mohd Najib, is among those named in a massive leak of information from a Panama-based law firm.
According to the documents uncovered in the leak, he had held directorships in two companies based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), namely Jay Marriot International and PCJ International Venture Limited.....
...According to the ICIJ, Nazifuddin became one of two directors of Jay Marriot in 2009.
The other director was reportedly Ch’ng Soon Sen, who was reportedly then the executive director of the property developer Malaysia Pacific Corp and is now its CEO.
The ICIJ report also noted responses to the leaks from Nazifuddin and Ch’ng.
Ch'ng reportedly confirmed acquiring Jay Marriot together with Nazifuddin in 2009, but there had been no business activity “since formation”.
In addition, he said Nazifuddin has transferred his shares in Jay Marriot to Ch'ng's sister and resigned in 2011.
As for PCJ International, Nazifuddin reportedly set up the company together with developer Megat Daniff Shahriman Zaharudin, but the company was shut down a year later.
The report also notes that Megat Daniff is a financial adviser of the NGO Youth on Unity, which is headed by Nazifuddin.
Nazifuddin reportedly told the ICIJ and Süddeutsche Zeitung that PCJ International was set up for conducting international business, but there had been no business transactions and the company was subsequently shut down.
Both companies had been registered in the BVI by the law firm Mossack Fonseca, where an employee supposedly leaked the documents to Süddeutsche Zeitung
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Najib's brother owns Virgin Islands company reveals newly-leaked Panama Papers
Thursday, 21 Jun 2018
PETALING JAYA: Newly-leaked documents from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca reveal that the brother of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak owns an offshore company registered at the British Virgin Islands.
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The readers of ktemoc really have an obsession with najib. Whenever ktemoc posts any articles, commentators will ultimately circle back to najib. najib, najib, najib... najib this, najib that.
ReplyDeleteThat is because Najib is a hypocrite par excellence.
DeleteMahathir was a tough , nasty PM, who never pretended to be good.
Dollah was an ineffective nice guy who deserved to be 1-Term PM.
Najib has all these Facebook posts and Malu Apa Bossku campaigns that try to show he is a good guy , innocent of all the accusations against him.
What a phony crook !
Then you should target LGE or LKS who are even bigger hypocrites. In their eyes DAP/they are perfect in every way yet so many examples of cronyism, corruption, abuse of power in DAP.
DeletePandora Papers is the "Son of Panama Papers"
ReplyDeleteBoth should be investigated.