Najib asked to explain his 1MDB remarks during Dewan debate

Najib asked to explain his 1MDB remarks during Dewan debate

Speaker Azhar Harun says he has written to the former prime minister to give a clarification on Wednesday.

Najib Razak’s remarks on 1MDB in the Dewan Rakyat last week were said to have misled the house. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR:
Former prime minister Najib Razak has been asked to give an explanation to the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday on his remarks on 1MDB during last week’s debate which were said to have misled the house.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun said he had written a letter to Najib to seek clarification on the matter and asked the former prime minister to give a reply.

“I have written to YB (the MP for) Pekan to ask for clarification, as well as the finance minister on what transpired on that day and I am waiting for an answer.

“I asked him (Najib) to provide an explanation this Wednesday, but I don’t know if he can (or not) give an explanation that day, I don’t know,” he said.

Azhar said this in response to a question from RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong), who sought feedback on Tony Pua’s (PH-Damansara) motion that Najib be referred to the Parliamentary Rights and Privileges Committee over the remarks.

Pua had submitted the motion following Najib’s speech in the Dewan Rakyat on March 2, which was said to contain statements that allegedly misled the house on the 1MDB debt issue and could be construed as insulting to MPs.

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