If I wanted to steal money, I wouldn’t put it in Malaysia, says Najib

KUALA LUMPUR — Prime Minister Najib Razak today (July 5) rubbished claims he had stolen 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) funds, saying that if he wanted to do so, he would not have placed the money in a bank account in Malaysia.

He said he was merely a victim of certain quarters who were trying to twist public perception so that the opposition would gain more votes in the general election.

“In the past one or two days, they have come up with all sorts of stories. I have become a victim of their relentless attacks lately, that I supposedly stole a huge amount of money and placed it into my personal accounts.

”I am thankful, there are some who say they don’t believe the news, including Datuk Haron Din on his Twitter. He said it didn’t make sense for me to do something like that.

“If I wanted to steal, surely I wouldn’t steal the money and bring it into an account in Malaysia. That is, if I wanted to be a robber (penyamun). But of course, as a prime minister, I won’t betray Malaysians and what belongs to Malaysians,” he said in his speech at the Bandar Rinching Mosque in Semenyih. THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER