YOURSAY 'How can lodging report on 1MDB misdeeds be taken as attempt to 'topple the gov’t'?'

Khairuddin arrested for 'attempting to topple gov't'

SteveOh: How can anyone topple the government simply by making police reports abroad unless there is substance in what was reported that could result in the person or persons reported being investigated and charged for the wrongdoings in that country's jurisdiction.

So if those convicted are government leaders, still the idea an entire government can be toppled is ridiculous. A government can only be toppled at the ballot box during a general election or by physical force.

Former Umno leader Khairuddin Abu Hassan's actions of reporting alleged wrongdoings to the police in those foreign countries are not acts to topple the government whatever his motives, but acts of last resort to see justice done and the culpable investigated for whatever alleged wrongdoing the complainant thinks were committed.

There is a huge difference between reporting someone over a wrongdoing and toppling the government. If the government has done nothing wrong why stop the man or bar him and his lawyer from going abroad?

Justice Pao: When has lodging a report on 1MDB misdeeds taken as an attempt to “topple the government"?

And since when has 1MDB become the government of Malaysia? No one in Malaysia has elected 1MDB to govern Malaysia.

Jesse: I had always thought that it takes an army to topple the government. This government seems so weak that it believes that lodging a report can topple a government, and it summarily ban its citizens from leaving the country.

Have we become a police state under this regime? I thought we had boasted about Malaysia being the best democracy in the world.

They must have been living in another country; perhaps something called Democratic Nation of Malaysia - a bit like Democratic Republic of Korea under Kim Jong-un.

Ib: First, this will send a message to Umno grassroots members - that the government is very afraid of being exposed. If there is nothing to hide, will any single member or ex-member making reports outside of Malaysia be of any concern?

Second, this will send a message to all the governments doing business with our country. That this government has failed in its reforms.

Third, this puts the rest of BN members who have seats in the cabinet in jeopardy. What has MCA, Gerakan and MIC got to say about this high-handed action? Where is the independence of the police?

Anonymous_1421806811: Khairuddin, you have our respect. You are another example of a true Malay ‘pahlawan’ (warrior) fighting against all odds to seek the truth and justice.

If there is one lesson we can learn from history is that the forces of good always triumph in the end. Unfortunately, there will be many sacrifices along the way.

JD Lovrenciear: Which is a greater crime? Insulting racial minorities? Clashing with police? Threatening to create chaos as we saw in Najib's red shirts? Or assisting investigators and law enforcers to do their job?

Anyone who questions Najib is deemed as trying to topple the government. In that case why not lock up all dissidents, including Umno politicans and members, and ban opposition parties.

Let’s just have Najib and the police rule this nation.

NYT: Khairuddin was supposed to meet FBI on 1MDB

Anonymous #19098644: If this is true that Khairuddin was arrested because he was to meet the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the bureau can still send a team to Kuala Lumpur and interview him at the United States embassy.

WDA: Indeed, I don't think the Najib government dares to stop FBI agents if they were to go to the US embassy in KL and meet Khairuddin there.

If they can't meet Khairuddin, there are others who can shed some light on 1MDB, maybe Tony Pua, Rafizi Ramli or even Dr Mahathir Mohamad himself.

Since the local enforcement agencies seem to be dragging their feet, foreign interventions may be needed to extract the truth, although the Najib government will surely spin this and say that "Jewish/Christian foreigners" are out to bring down a democratically-elected Muslim leader.

He had fired his critics, even his deputy. He failed to reveal his RM2.6 billion "donor". He has not explained what happened to the US$650 million that was allegedly transferred out of his bank accounts. And he has not answered why the "donation" was not registered in Umno's books.

MariKitaUbah: It is clear that RM2.6 billion in Najib’s personal account is linked to money laundering, which is illegal. What has become of this country? If the PM can be involved in money laundering, I wonder what else he is involved in?

That is the reason why he refuses to resign, knowing that he will be arrested for all the wrongs he has done. And that is also the reason he is playing the race card.

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