Pua: Malaysians will know all facts behind 1MDB, RM2.6bil

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are very close to discovering the facts behind the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) controversy and the RM2.6bil donation into Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's accounts, says Tony Pua (pic).

Pua, the DAP national publicity secretary, said despite attempts to silence critics, the facts would be revealed if the public continued to push for answers.

"We are very close to finding out who is actually behind the entire 1MDB scandal and the supposed donor to the Prime Minister," he said at a public forum here on Wednesday night.

The Petaling Jaya Utara MP said the Attorney-General's Chambers' decision to close the case would not stop facts from being revealed as foreign agencies had also begun their probes.

Other speakers at the forum included PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli, Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo, Sepang MP Mohd Hanipa Maidin, National Human Rights Society (Hakam) president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, and Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) founder Cynthia Gabriel.

Rafizi said the economic repercussions of the 1MDB scandal would be felt by the younger generation many years into the future.

"Even if the Prime Minister assures us of the success of 1MDB's rationalisation plan, the financial repercussions and impact of 1MDB will drag on many years into the future.

"It will deprive young Malaysians of a vibrant economy in the future," the Pandan MP claimed.

Meanwhile, Ambiga said that Attorney-General (A-G) Tan Sri Apandi Ali's decision to clear Najib of any wrongdoing in regard to the RM2.6bil banked into his personal accounts was premature as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had yet to fully complete its probe.

"How can the A-G make an announcement like that when the special taskforce's investigation is not completed yet? MACC has not completed its probe," she told the crowd.

The A-G had last month cleared Najib of any wrongdoing on the issue of the RM2.6bil political donation, saying that it came from the Saudi royal family.