“I apologise if I have been harsh in my criticism over the past five years in this august house, and if I had hurt the feelings of those over there (the government side),” he said.
Rafizi also thanked Barisan Nasional (BN) backbenchers, saying they had been open in their arguments with him.
On Feb 7, the Shah Alam Sessions Court sentenced him to 30 months’ jail for leaking confidential banking details belonging to the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) in March 2012. The court has allowed a stay of execution pending appeal this June.
Speaking to reporters later, Rafizi expressed confidence that PKR would easily retain the Selangor parliamentary seat.
“Even if you put a cat there, it would win. So not a problem,” he said.
If he ended up in jail, he said, he planned to read law.
“And yeah, try to lose weight. The worst thing is that in the last two to three years, I have been running on the ground so much, I hardly had time to read. I have tonnes of books to read.”
Asked on his plans after his release, he said it would depend on his “mental state”.
“I do not know my mental state of mind (at that time). I have been known to have a very short attention span. I move from one thing to another.
“I was a corporate man, politician, activist, etc. I don’t know whether I will come back to politics, especially if Pakatan Harapan (PH) wins,” he said.
When asked whether he would play a role if PH wins the next polls, Rafizi described himself as a rebel who was “more suited to pick a fight”.
“I don’t know whether I will fit in at government meetings as I have very little patience about things. I am more suited to run my own things,” said Rafizi, who in 2016 founded Invoke Malaysia which frequently conducts opinion polls and studies to help candidates in their campaigns.
Rafizi said Invoke was making progress, adding that it was time to take it to the next level.
“Now the brand is out and we have 25,000 volunteers. We have people actively contributing with or without me.
“Everything is in place. If we (PH) win the election, of course Invoke’s function changes.”