RM2.6 billion issue can no longer be debated in Parliament

The issues of the RM2.6 billion donation and SRC International Sdn Bhd could no longer be debated in Parliament.

Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, in a statement today said, although the government remains committed in answering issues pertaining to accountability, responses on these two issues were no longer possible.

This was because the issues have since been brought to court, when the Malaysian Bar filed a judicial review at the KL High Court on March 14 over Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali's decision to not press charges against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Azalina said due to the current development, the matters were now subject to Standing Order 23(1)(g) which states "a question shall not be so drafted as to be likely to prejudice a case under trial, or be asked to any matter which is sub judice."

On Monday, Malaysian Bar president Steven Thiru said the Bar’s application was to set aside the AG's decision in clearing Najib's name and instructing the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to close three of its investigation papers – two of which was on SRC International and the RM2.6 billion fund.

According to Thiru, it is not for the AG to decide on the innocence or guilt of a suspect in respect of any alleged crime, and there should be no usurpation of the judicial powers of the courts.