Muhyiddin: Najib should sack 1MDB board

PETALING JAYA: Board members of the controversial 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) should be sacked immediately, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

"I told the Prime Minister, sack all the guys, board of 1MDB. Throw them away! They are the ones that have burdened the Prime Minister with this," said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, believed to be at the Institut Latihan Memperkasa Umno in Janda Baik last week.

Footage of a speech Muhyiddin gave at the closed-door event has gone viral, where he is seen lambasting the staggering debts accumulated by 1MDB.

The video was shared by a blog and uploaded to YouTube.

Muhyiddin said he had asked Najib on how the issue should be solved, as the rakyat needed to be shown that the Government operates in a transparent manner and viewed the 1MDB scandal seriously.

He also reiterated his respect for the leadership, and said his words were not intended to "show off", nor to show that he hated his leadership, or to put down the party president.

"But when there are issues and problems, and this is a real problem… How, in such a short time, did a Government-owned company become burdened with liabilities of RM42bil?" he questioned from the rostrum.

"If the company was mine, and I woke up to reports of such an extraordinary event, with the CEO making an issue by borrowing up to RM10bil, then every month I have to pay interest of RM100mil to RM200mil… I never thought such a company in the world could have such a burden, but it is happening in Malaysia," said Muhyiddin to the packed hall.

Spotted in the audience were Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan and Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob.

"What do you do (with such a company)? Throw it away! This CEO - throw away! And not just throw away, ask the police to investigate!

"Take action so the rakyat can see, and only then view the Government leadership as a responsible figure that takes serious action.

"If not, this is the burden that will drag us down. We have to take action. We cannot have the 'never mind, give it some time' attitude - we cannot!" he urged.

He also dismissed rumours of an alleged plot between himself, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz and former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin to topple the leadership.

"Lies. Fitnah. Don't trust easily what you see on social media," he added.

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