KUALA LUMPUR - Well-known lawyer Matthia Chang and former PAS leader Husam Musa confirm they have filed a 'class action' lawsuit in the United States against several people including Riza Aziz, Jho Low, Goldman Sachs and its former Asia head Tim Leissner.
"The summon is aimed to get back the money stolen from 1MDB and return it to Malaysians," Husam, who is also the Salor state assemblyman, said in a statement on Monday.
The duo plan to hold a press conference on Tuesday at 11.30 am.
Meanwhile, Matthias - the former political secretary to ex-premier Mahathir Mohamad - warned Prime Minister Najib Razak not to use the draconian SOSMA law to charge and imprison him and Husam for speaking up against the 1MDB corruption debacle.
"Husam and I believe... we are raising our voices for honesty, justice and the truth. Don't you dare try to stop us and find any excuse or law or arrest, charge and incarcerate us," said Matthias in a video released today.
According to Matthias, the class action is to seek custodianship of the US$1 billion worth of assets the US Department of Justice claimed had been stolen from 1MDB, pending a change of government in Malaysia.
"We are merely lending our names as trustees... that is, if the court finds that there are assets diverted, purchased from illegal proceeds from 1MDB, then those assets and proceeds can be returned to our country when a new government is in place," said the lawyer, who is still one of Mahathir's closest allies.
"Pending the situation, we hope and we pray the court will recognise our stature to receive those assets in the name of the country, but under the guardianship of the courts."
As such, Matthias urged Malaysians who support the class action to write either to him or to their elected representatives to lend their names to the cause.
"But not BN because they will destroy your representation. Write to those in PKR, DAP, Amanah and even those in PAS who are honest and god-fearing," he said.
Alternatively, they can send him an e-mail pledging support that Chang and Husam be the custodians, along with their names, addresses and identity card numbers, he said.
"Then we can truly say that this action we filed in the US is an action of the entire nation.
"Because Umno has failed us. BN has failed us by non-action and refusing to do anything, to even lift a little finger, to recover the proceeds (taken from 1MDB) and bring to book those criminals," he said.
TUNTUTAN SAMAN RAKYAT MALAYSIA DI AMERIKA SYARIKAT ATAS KEHILANGAN WANG 1MDB DEMI MALAYSIA
Datuk Matthias Chang dan Datuk Paduka Husam Musa telah mengemukakan tuntutan saman di Mahkamah Amerika Syarikat terhadap sejumlah penama.
Saman ini bertujuan mendapatkan kembali wang 1MDB yang hilang sebanyak yang mungkin untuk dipulangkan kepada negara.
Penjelasan dan maklumat saman ini akan diadakan menerusi sidang media seperti berikut:
Tarikh : Selasa 16/8/2016
Masa: 11:30 pagi
Tempat : Anjung Amjal, Restoran Amjal,Jalan Pantai Baharu, Taman Bukit Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
Rakan media dan orang ramai dijemput hadir.
Sekian, terima kasih.
Sekretariat Pejabat Dato Husam Musa
- http://www.futurefastforward.com/
- Media statement from Husam Musa
- Compiled by Malaysia Chronicle
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