Najib should sue – for the good of the nation
If two opposition leaders refuse to apologise for serious allegations against the PM, he should sue them like he said so the truth can come out.
Joshua Wu, Free Malaysia Today
Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, through his lawyers, issued a letter of demand to PKR’s Rafizi Ramli and DAP’s Tony Pua over serious allegations against the PM.
Our premier wants Pua to publish a retraction and apologise within 14 days in two national newspapers, or face legal action for his speech recorded on November 3 where Pua said Najib was creating the biggest scandal ever in the history of Malaysia.
Failure by Rafizi and/or Pua to act as per the letter of demand would most definitely result in legal action being initiated against them.
Some netizens take this as a sign of cowardice on the part of Najib because it comes across as an act to scare off his detractors.
I, however, think it is a good thing that Najib wants the courts to adjudicate what the two Pakatan Rakyat leaders alleged regarding the reduction of fuel subsidies and the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) respectively.
I say so because if the issue reaches the courts, evidence will be have to be submitted by both parties. Through that and the court’s ruling, the people can ascertain objectively who is actually correct and who is telling lies.
Is the money saved from the reduction of petrol subsidies going into Najib’s or Rosmah’s pocket as alleged? We will most assuredly find out. Regarding 1MDB, is there any hanky-panky regarding the use of the people’s money? We will undoubtedly find that out too.
If Mrs Donoghue did not sue a ginger beer manufacturing company after finding a decomposed snail in her drink, we would not have the landmark case of Donoghue v Stevenson. In this case, Lord Atkin established the all-important “neighbour principle” and it revolutionised the tort of negligence as we know it today.
This shows us that case law is an important contributor to the development of the law as it ensures that the law stays relevant in light of changing social, economic and cultural conditions.
