Ku Nan: Umno treasurer and I know of RM2.6bil donation

KUALA LUMPUR: Saying he was aware of the RM2.6bil donation that went into Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's bank account, Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the issue had been "repeatedly explained."

Tengku Adnan said the Umno treasurer was also aware of the transaction.

"We have repeatedly explain this issue. As the secretary-general, I am aware of it and so is the party treasurer," he said in his speech at the Setiawangsa Umno division meeting on Sunday.

It was reported that the donation came from a "brotherly" nation, supposedly from the Middle East.

Tengku Adnan said the opposition and non-governmental organisations such as Bersih 4.0 should also explain their sources of funds for organising rallies like the upcoming one at Dataran Merdeka.

"We want to know where they get their funding.

"They give out yellow t-shirts and banners during each demonstrations.

"The public deserves to know where they get their source (funds) from? Please declare," he said.

Tengku Adnan was commenting on the plan by Bersih to hold its fourth rally from Aug 29 to 30 at Dataran Merdeka.

He claimed that protesters from the previous rallies received cash in foreign currencies.

"I saw it with my own eyes during the Reformasi rally in 1998, some of the participants were holding USD50 bill after they joined the rally.

"Now we want to know where the non-governmental organisations and the Opposition get their funding," he said.