DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng speaks to reporters during the 2019 DAP National Conference in Shah Alam May 5, 2019. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
“This is my reply — paying taxes complies with tax laws but does not absolve a corrupted entity from any criminal wrongdoing, if so then Jho Low or Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak can easily pay their taxes and not fear any criminal prosecution,” the Finance Minister said, referring to fugitive tycoon Low Taek Jho and embattled prime minister, Najib Razak, both of whom are linked to 1MDB.
He reportedly said that Kojadi, which was formed by his party to provide loans for higher education, had also already paid RM1.03 million in income tax to the Finance Ministry.He also added that funds from the 1MDB Foundation had helped millions of Malaysians, whose recipients include over 57,000 fishermen, thousands who performed the haj pilgrimage and umrah, farmers and Unified Examination Certificate scholars.
“However, Ng was stopped from doing so by Wee, who used MCA’s outsized influence in Kojadi to interfere in Kojadi’s matters,” Lim added.
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