Umno can’t complain if Beijing ‘donates’ to Chinese parties here, former minister says
BY JOSEPH SIPALAN
Saturday October 3, 2015
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Tan Sri Sanusi Junid delivering his speech at Pusat
Bandar Taman Cempaka during a high-tea event with Umno members in Ampang,
October 3, 2015. — Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 —
Umno is in no position to complain if China were to consider making “donations”
to Malaysian Chinese parties out to challenge the Barisan Nasional lynchpin’s
dominance as the Malay party itself is the alleged recipient of such aid, former
minister Tan Sri Sanusi Junid said today.
The Umno veteran said he would not be surprised if the Chinese government
decides to back Chinese parties here, especially after the perceived slight
against the country’s ethnic Chinese by Sungai Besar Umno division chief Datuk
Jamal Md Yunos in recent weeks.
“The Chinese ambassador was unhappy with Jamal’s statement telling the
Chinese to go back to China,” he said in his speech at a high-tea talk with Tun
Dr Mahathir Mohamad organised by the Pusat Bandar Taman Cempaka Umno branch
here.
“Don’t be surprised if they deposit ‘donations’ into the accounts of Chinese
party leaders to go against Umno Malays, when we set the example for such
donations,” he added.
Sanusi did not make any direct reference, but was likely referring to the
RM2.6 billion donation from the Middle East deposited into Prime Minister Datuk
Seri Najib Razak’s private bank accounts.
Najib has been implicated in corruption investigations into state-owned
investment fund 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) after US-based Wall
Street Journal reported in July some US$700 million was funnelled through
several government entities into the prime minister’s personal bank accounts
two months before the tumultuous May 5, 2013 general elections.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has since announced that the money
deposited into Najib’s accounts was a donation from a Middle Eastern source.
The prime minister has also denied using any public money, including from
1MDB for personal benefit, though questions have mounted over the source and
purpose of the funds.
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