Statement on WSJ by Dato’ Abdul Rahman Dahlan
Despite being proven wrong time and time again, the Wall Street Journal continues to allow itself to be used as a willing vehicle by the Anti-Najib Campaign. That politically motivated campaign failed last year, and it won’t succeed now.
In yet another attack full of inaccuracies, the WSJ claim that Saudi officials – who they do not name – have said that their finance and foreign ministers had no knowledge of the donation into the Prime Minister’s account.
This is despite the fact that the Saudi Foreign Minister himself has publicly said that the funds were sent to the Prime Minister from Saudi Arabia – as was confirmed by Malaysia’s Attorney General following an extensive investigation.
Who should we believe – the Saudi Foreign Minister or these anonymous officials who, like almost every other source the Wall Street Journal quotes, are unnamed and unknown. This breaks every rule of journalism in the book. How do we know these people even exist?
No doubt, the Wall Street Journal will continue to make other false allegations. However, as has been proven in this instance, I have confidence that the people will see through their lies.
Dato’ Abdul Rahman Dahlan
BN Strategic Communications Director
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Urban Wellbeing
