“Care to answer?”: Najib pokes Thomas over MACC advisory board’s censure

DATUK Seri Najib Tun Razak has urged ex-Attorney General (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to answer claims by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Advisory Board (LPPR) yesterday over the latter’s unprofessional conduct during his tenure.

“The MACC advisory board accused Thomas of not being transparent, unprofessional and of being politically motivated,”  said the former prime minister in a Facebook post.

Yesterday, LPPR chairman Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang issued a statement calling all quarters not to politicise the body as it wished to serve its role as a check and balance mechanism to the anti-graft agency effectively.

He said back in early Feb 2019, there were shortcomings involving the AG’s decision to prosecute certain corruption charges and issues affecting MACC’s administration.

“As some decisions were made unprofessionally, with political motivation attached to it, MACC had to bear the brunt of its repercussions,” Zahar reportedly said.

Thomas was serving as AG back then.

On that note, Najib opined that Zahar’s statement would probably explain why most cases taken up by Thomas back then had been quashed by the courts recently.

The Pekan MP added that usually the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) would only prosecute a case if they are about 90% sure of getting a conviction.

“That is why we need a royal commission of inquiry to probe the alleged interference in Government institutions.

“Thomas himself had made the same allegation in his memoir,” Najib concluded. – Sept 9, 2021

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