PETALING JAYA: . In a Facebook post, Najib mocked his former mentor, asking “Do you know who this is?”, attaching a photo of a newspaper clipping from Utusan Malaysia, dated March 13, 2013, featuring a story on Mahathir asking for the RM5,300 annual payments to be stopped. “Yet, he is now blaming the Barisan Nasional administration for stopping the payment to the heirs of the Sulu sultanate,” he said.
In another Facebook post a few hours later, Najib said the Lahad Datu incursion led by one of the claimants to the Sulu sultanate gave Malaysia the right to stop paying the annual compensation to the heirs.He said they no longer had any right over Sabah as the state was a part of Malaysia’s sovereignty, adding that Putrajaya must defend this stance in any court or lawsuit.
NajibRazak Don't be so shallow la...What Mahathir said is correct but Najib then should do it properly and legally la..Establish the intruders are connected to the heirs, get a proper court order to terminate the cession. Don't just keep quiet and stop the payment. That's lawless...
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