Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had allegedly paid US$14 million to local fashion house Jakel Trading, and this has become the subject of a police report by a DAP lawmaker.
However, MyKMU claimed that the sum transferred from 2011 to 2014 was for charitable contributions.
This, it said, included clothing and other items for NGOs, victims of natural disasters, orphanages and political wings.
“According to a source, the prime minister would ask Jakel to supply clothing, blankets and other items to victims of natural disasters and pay the company.
“Apart from this, clothes are purchased for orphans in conjunction with Hari Raya which is sponsored by the prime minister,” the pro-Najib portal added.
Furthermore, the portal claimed that carpets for mosques are also paid for by the prime minister with Jakel as the supplier.
MyKMU also criticised the international media as well as Malaysiakini for attempting to portray the prime minister’s wife Rosmah Mansor as a spendthrift.
“There is no person mad enough to buy clothes from Jakel for tens of millions of ringgit for personal use.
“If it was indeed for personal collection, based on the prices of the clothing in Jakel which is within the affordable range for the majority of Malaysians, Najib would have to rent a warehouse to store all the clothes,” it argued.
Not a store for luxurious clothing
The portal claimed that Jakel is not a store for luxurious clothing similar to the ones in United Kingdom or the United States, where just a few pieces could cost tens of millions.
It added that the prime minister, Umno and its wings as well as NGOs purchase clothing on a yearly basis for orphans using the contribution from the prime minister.
MyKMU also noted how the prime minister often announced aid in the form of clothing and blankets for victims of natural disasters not only in Malaysia but also in other Asean nations.
“All this would be paid for by Najib to the suppliers, which includes Jakel Trading,” it said.
Earlier today, DAP MP Lim Lip Eng filed a police report on the matter, and claimed that checks revealed that some dresses in Jakel could cost up to RM10,000 per piece.
Number crunching the expenditure, he questioned if Najib purchased an average of four dresses a day for his wife.
