PAS has challenged Prime Minister
Najib Abdul Razak to follow former Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC)
panellist Robert Phang’s example, and take legal action against businessman
Deepak Jaikishan over the latter’s public statements.
PAS vice president
Mahfuz Omar said if Phang had the courage to sue former inspector-general of
police (IGP) Musa Hassan to clear his name of the latter’s allegations, Najib
should have the same courage.
“I salute Robert Phang who has sued Musa because of his
courage to clear his name.
“The rakyat are also waiting for Najib to show courage to act against Deepak,
whose allegations smear the reputation of Najib and his family.
“I am not
sure if it is Robert Phang who is more courageous than Najib, or if Najib is
more scared than Phang,” he said.
He was speaking at a press conference
at PAS’ headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.
Mahfuz (
right) said it was not just a question of Najib's
reputation, but that of the country's.
“I challenge Najib (to act against
Deepak’s claims). This is not just about Najib and his family, but concerns the
nation,” he said.
On Thursday Phang threatened to
sue
Musa for alleging that the former MACC panellist had caused a
police officer to be transferred for refusing to commission a police
communications project in 2009.
In contrast, carpet trader Deepak’s
allegations against Najib regarding, amongst others, the saga of private-eye P
Balasubramaniam's second statutory declaration (SD), has met with complete
silence from the PM.
Najib's refusal to respond publicly to the various
damaging statements has drawn all round
criticism.
‘MACC not GE vetting
agent’On another matter, Mahfuz expressed concern over
the MACC’s recent suggestion to vet candidates for the coming general election
asking if it would lead to any firm action.
“The issue is, if a candidate
is proven clean during the vetting, but when elected as a MP, the minister
becomes involved in graft, will MACC dare to take action?” he asked.
“The
question is whether MACC dares to take action when there is a case, not to
become a vetting agent for the elections.
“Although the suggestion to vet
candidates is good, it is the functioning and actions of the MACC after the
process that is questionable.
“It is better for the parties themselves to
vet their candidates. After all, there are already (graft) cases right now that
MACC has failed to act on,” he said.
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