NFC issue not over yet, says Hishammuddin
(The Star) – The National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) issue should not be considered closed yet just because preliminary police findings found no element of criminal breach of trust, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said.
He said police investigations were still ongoing.
“Just because no element of CBT has been found, it does not mean the case is over. The matter (NFC case) will still continue. At the end of the day all of us have our responsibilities to carry out,” Hishammuddin said after meeting members of the Umno Overseas Club on the sidelines of the Umno general assembly.
Hishammuddin added that it would be “irresponsible” to comment further on the issue because the probe was still incomplete.
The Umno vice-president also said that it was up to the rakyat to decide whether Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil was considered a liability due to her family’s involvement in the NFC case.
Asked to comment on growing concerns among some delegates that Shahrizat could be a liability to the party because of the case, he said:
“It is not those people who speak at the assembly who will decide whether she is a liability.
“At the end of the day, it is the rakyat who will decide and we will know in the next general election,” Hishammuddin said.
