In his message, the Wall Street Journal wrote about the alleged corruption Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at Rp9,3 trillion. (Reuters/Olivia Harris)
Putrajaya - Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak will sue the media who accused him of corruption. The allegations could not be proved that has grown wild and triggering pressure from the opposition.
Reuters reported on Sunday (5/7), Najib would speak with his lawyers about the "wild allegations". Previous pages of The Star said, Najib would lawsuit on media Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Tuesday this week.
"I will discuss this with my lawyer and they will advise the best legal way that I can take in this country and abroad," said Najib.
Previous WSJ article displays the results of the investigation which showed that the US$700 million, or about Rp9,3 trillion in funds from investment institutions 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, flowed into private accounts of Prime Minister Najib Razak.
WSJ reported, there are five deposits in accounts Najib and the two largest transactions, worth US$620 million (Rp8,2 trillion) and US$61 million (Rp812 billion), conducted in March 2013 during the election campaign in Malaysia.
Najib has denied allegations he says are unfounded. He says there are parties who want to undermine and overthrow his government.
"If I wanted to steal, does not make sense if I put the money in the account of Malaysia. As prime minister I will not betray the people of Malaysia and their personal belongings. This is my promise," he said.
Whatever the pretext Najib, this issue already overdo busy talking on the neighbor. Malaysia's two main opposition parties, DAP and PKR, urged parliamentary debate to discuss the future of Najib.
DAP politician Charles Santiago said that he and 72 other board members, including representatives of political parties and non-governmental organizations, has launched a report to the police on suspicion of corruption.
"We asked the police to investigate the WSJ reports that mention the billions of money put into private accounts Najib and immediately take the necessary action," said Santiago.
Investment institutions 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB is facing a storm of criticism over a debt of US$11,6 billion. Various allegations about financial mismanagement related 1MDB also crowded reported.
No doubt, Najib, who served as one of the advisory board of this institution, also received criticism, especially from senior figures Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad.
Currently, the country's central bank, the auditor general, the police and the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Malaysia is conducting a separate investigation of 1MDB.
Documents containing the results of the investigation while it will be reported by the audit agency and the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday (9/7) future. (cnnindonesia)
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