Rakyat urged not to panic over latest civil suit by DoJ against 1MBD - Azalina

The people are told not to panic easily on the latest civil suit lodged by the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) concerning the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

Expressing her regret, Azalina said she was disappointed because some people easily believed what had been alleged.

"When America said something happened, there was no examination made, and we become chaotic and believe the allegation," she told reporters when asked on the issue after officiating the Legal Aid Convention, here today.

According to Azalina, every country had its own legal system, including the United States and Malaysia.

"To me, the DoJ is the American system. It's up to that country. It is a civil matter. That country feels that this is something that it wants to evaluate, someone has reported, that is the American way. That is their right, we have our own way.

"In our country, there is the Parliamentary system, our court system, our attorney-general's system. We already have everything. So we do things in our way," she added.

-- BERNAMA