Enough is enough about freeing Najib, says Anwar

 Parties contesting the Johor election should focus on the people's welfare as 'Najib Razak is now in prison, so leave him alone'.

Anwar Ibrahim, who is Pakatan Harapan chairman, speaking at a Johor election campaign event in Kulai today.

KULAI:

Parties contesting in the Johor state election should stop using the issue of Najib Razak’s possible release as political campaign fodder, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today.

He said the focus should instead be on efforts to safeguard the people’s welfare and manage the country’s economy, rather than continuing to politicise the issue, given that former prime minister Najib is currently serving a prison sentence.

“Najib is now in prison, so leave him alone. If you ask me, enough is enough. We are still paying the (1MDB) debt … and we have yet to finish paying it off,” he said. Anwar, who is also Pakatan Harapan chairman, was speaking at an election campaign event here today.

Anwar said the government is now burdened with 1MDB debts amounting to RM51 billion, funds that could otherwise have been used for public facilities had they not been misappropriated by irresponsible parties.

“If we had that money and did not have to pay the 1MDB debt, we could use it for schools, hospitals, roads and to feed the poor. But now we cannot,” he said. - FMT