Najib Abdul Razak is hoping to gain sympathy by portraying himself as being oppressed by the current administration, according to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
However, Mahathir pointed out that the Najib administration was more oppressive, citing the MACC's orange-lock up outfit as an example.
"He is looking for sympathy. He claims to be oppressed but when he was prime minister, others had to don the orange outfit even before being charged.
"(Sabah Chief Minister) Shafie Apdal was not charged yet but had to wear the orange shirt. Others had to wear it too, but we gave leniency to him (Najib).
"He was charged months ago, (but) he is free (from imprisonment, but) creates all sorts of stories to get support," he told reporters in Cameron Highlands today.
Mahathir was responding to a question on Najib's new title as the "King of trolls" following his rising popularity on social media.
One of his recent works was a music video in which he rued about being ousted from power despite having fought for the people.
He also claimed to be the victim of lies and slander.
Najib had been implicated in the 1MDB scandal among others and is facing 38 criminal charges for abuse of power, corruption, and money laundering.
He has denied the allegations against him. -Mkini
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