I will not respond

It has always been the ‘benchmark’ that a leader who does not respond to an allegation is an indication of guilt. This is most unfortunate because a person must be assumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. But in politics, and in the court of public opinion, a person is assumed guilty unless proven innocent. This is the same argument I have used many times against Najib with regards to the allegation of his involvement in the Altantuya case.

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Raja Petra Kamarudin

Sex in the oval office: Clinton will not respond

I am President of the United States, and there is no writ that runs against me other than a summons by Bill of Impeachment from the House.

I will not respond to the Paula Jones suit until I have left office; if that results in a default judgment against me, so be it. I will not respond to a summons from a Grand Jury. I will not respond to a summons from a Special Prosecutor.

Mr. Starr may question my staff, who are after all officers of the United States; but I am the Chief Executive and head of the Executive Branch, and thus equal to the Judiciary and the Congress.

The Constitution provides a mechanism for calling to account a duly elected President. It is call impeachment. If that is the will of the House, so be it. Until then, direct your inquiries elsewhere since I will not respond.

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Photo with Altantuya: Najib will not respond

(Malaysiakini) - Deputy Premier Najib Abdul Razak would not be responding to alleged claims that he was pictured seating on the same table as murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya Shariibuu.

His press secretary Tengku Sarifuddin Tengku Ahmad said Najib would not issue any new statement on the claims by Burmaa Oyunchimeg, 26, during the ongoing murder trial of her counsin Altantuya.

“I wish to make it clear that the deputy prime minister had on several occasions when interviewed by the media previously and during the Ijok by-election had said that he had never met and known Altantuya and was not involved in the case."

“As such, the issue over the picture does not arise,” Tengku Sarifuddin told Bernama today.

The picture in question was raised by Burmaa, who claimed that Altantuya had once shown her a photograph of the deceased together with Abdul Razak Baginda, one of the accused in the trial, along with one government official known only as “Najib Razak”.

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New video with Eskay: Anwar will not respond

(Malaysiakini) - Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has refused to comment on allegations by an Umno-friendly blogger that he has further video evidence to implicate the PKR supremo in a sex scandal.

Anwar, who looked calm when answering journalists, said he would not entertain such questions.

"Any issues regarding morality, alcohol, gambling, vice, cruelty, slander or saying (about) a bad character of a person I will not entertain, and refuse to answer," he said.

Later Anwar clarified to Malaysiakini that it is not that issues of morality are not important.

"Is it proper for those involved in corruption, murder, or consume alcohol to make such accusations and talk about morality?" he asked.

At his side was his wife and PKR president, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.