Prime Minister Najib Razak and the Barisan Nasional
government should feel embarrassed over the excessive personal wealth of Sarawak
chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud, which now has turned into an international
issue, said PAS vice president Salahuddin Ayub.
Salahuddin was referring to a statement by former Australian
premier Kevin Rudd, now the foreign minister, at the United Nations Convention
against Transnational Organized Crimetaking, which took responsibility over
Taib's stash of wealth there.
The matter has been referred to the Australian Attorney
General’s Department for action after a request by whistleblower website Sarawak
Report, PKR's Sarawak chief Baru Bian and Bruno Manser Fund head Lukas
Straumann, calling for an investigation into Taib's much publicised foreign
assets.
Taib’s wealth has also not gone unnoticed in Switzerland,
Germany and also Canada.
According to Salahuddin, such an embarrassment could be
avoided had the government acted quickly when Taib's lifestyle was exposed.
“Prime Minister (Najib) is personally responsible on the
matter as the government knew this all along. Not only did he failed to exhibit
the will to act appropriately, Najib even appointed Taib to represent BN in
Sarawak," said Salahuddin.
Source : Harakahdaily
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