Opposition party PKR says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has broken election laws by accepting a RM2.6 billion ‘donation’. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, August 12, 2015.
Opposition party PKR has filed a civil suit against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for committing election offences, following The Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) report over US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) in his personal accounts, which has now been confirmed as a "donation".
The suit, filed this morning at the Kuala Lumpur High Court through lawyer Tommy Thomas, also named Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, state investment firm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and the Election Commission (EC) as defendants.
The suit was brought by the party's jailed de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar, Batu MP Tian Chua, former secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and New Hope Movement member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
"This is a follow-up action from The Wall Street Journal report.
"The facts of the case have exposed various corruption and corrupt tactics used by BN to win the 13th general election.
"It is obvious that the RM2.6 billion used is more than 26 times the allowed amount as outlined by Malaysian laws," said Nurul Izzah at a press conference in the PKR headquarters today.
- TMI
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