Najib apologises to all Malaysians over 1MDB debacle
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Malaysia’s former premier Najib Razak said he decided to make the statement after much reflection over 26 months in jail.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Former prime minister Najib Razak has publicly apologised to the Malaysian people for the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)
In a statement read by his son, Datuk Mohd Nizar, at the Kuala Lumpur court complex on Oct 24, Najib expressed deep sorrow over the 1MDB corruption incident during his tenure as prime minister and finance minister.
He said he decided to make the statement after much reflection during 26 months in jail
“It pains me to know the 1MDB debacle happened under my watch as the minister of finance and prime minister. For that, I would like to apologise unreservedly to the Malaysian people,” he said, adding that he was in deep shock, after knowing the extent of the “wretched and unconscionable shenanigans” at 1MDB.
“I have already been punished politically, but as I am clearly not the mastermind and neither did I collaborate with Jho Low as recent events have shown, I should not be victimised legally,” he said.
Malaysia’s High Court will on Oct 30 decide if the prosecution has made out its case, which would require Najib to enter his defence in the 1MDB trial, or if he will be acquitted of the charges against him. THE STAR/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK
