Najib demands apology from Ling
Published on: Wednesday, October 07, 2015
Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced his intention to sue former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik over social media today, confirming that his lawyer had sent the former Barisan Nasional stalwart a legal letter."I have instructed my lawyer to send a legal letter to Dr Ling demanding an apology for his defamatory remarks. "If after seven days upon receiving the letter Dr Ling does not apologise, I will take legal action," Najib tweeted and posted on Facebook Tuesday.
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Over the weekend, Dr Ling gave a speech at the Tunku Abdul Rahman University College and said Najib had taken "people's money and put it in his own personal accounts".His comments were reported by news portal Malaysiakini, which also quoted Dr Ling saying he agreed with former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that Najib should step down.Najib's lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun said a legal letter had been sent on behalf of Najib to Dr Ling to the latter's private residence in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Hafarizam said he hoped the former transport minister would retract his statement and reach "an amicable settlement in the spirit of BN camaraderie".
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Najib has been implicated in corruption investigations into 1MDB after US-based The Wall Street Journal reported in July some US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) was transferred into his personal bank accounts two months before the 2013 general election.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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The prime minister has also denied using public money, including from 1MDB, for personal benefit, though questions surround the source and purpose of the funds.
