Anwar denies unity govt lacks bite in tackling corruption

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim denies allegations that the unity government was not firm in addressing corruption following the Pardons Board’s decision to reduce former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s prison sentence and fine.  Read more at http://tinyurl.com/48zan3dy  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Some people are angry because of the long delay.

00:04 That's why I said, it's okay if it's only for a few days, but we should continue.

00:09 There are many issues that we haven't solved.

00:11 The economic issue, the salary issue.

00:15 That's the main issue if we follow KSN.

00:19 That's what we should focus on.

00:22 But the governance and the enforcement of the law are all over.

00:29 Not just me, but also Atul Srifadilah and the Minister.

00:32 Our foundation is not in a mess.

00:34 There is no foundation to back down from this issue.

00:41 And as you know, I was attacked the most because

00:44 I directed all the agencies to save this country from the betrayal of the leaders.

00:56 The leaders especially.

00:58 Instead of walking around and showing off their wealth.

01:01 I know there are people with good intentions.

01:03 There are political parties that are hard on the political figures in prison.

01:11 But they are in a mess with the leaders.

01:14 Or the leaders who are showing off their wealth.

01:19 What sort of hypocrisy is this?

01:22 If it's consistent, let it be consistent.

01:24 As long as it's one person who is corrupt.

01:27 There are two people in Malaysia.

01:29 So I gave the order.

01:33 The SPRM, LHDN, the police.

01:36 Take action. I don't care who.

01:38 My colleagues in the cabinet are here.

01:41 I repeated it and they also insisted that

01:44 in the current administration, there is no tolerance at all.

01:49 But we have to give a clear message.

01:53 How can someone who is showing off

01:55 who is being told off,

01:57 more or less 4-5 billion.

02:00 Who is not being told off, 3-4 billion.

02:03 Who is abroad, 5-10 billion.

02:06 Then there are those who are showing off.

02:09 Who are shouting about this forgiveness case.

02:13 Even if they don't hear their voices.

02:15 Supporting the action.

02:20 Or asking for a firm action.

02:23 Taken against any former leaders or leaders who are big scammers.

02:28 So we have to keep this in mind.

02:31 The rules of the game or the party's interests.

02:35 Or the interests of their group.

02:39 This is what happened.

02:41 I saw some statements.

02:43 Against someone who is already in prison.

02:48 Who still has his case.

02:51 But God willing,

02:54 he is still showing off.

02:57 Showing off against the actions taken.

03:01 Some even said this is old political revenge.

03:04 What revenge, my friend?

03:06 This has no effect.

03:09 All of you are involved in the use of the word "spanko".

03:13 And I am tough on the word "spanko" since I was the minister of finance.

03:19 So I don't know where the problem is.

03:23 But I know the rules are not right.

03:25 I know it's a loss for the country.

03:28 I know it's not pleasing to the public.

03:30 But we are not trying to do anything

03:34 because there is no firmness and political will to act.

03:37 Now there is, my friend.

03:39 And I salute the authorities,

03:42 the SPRM, LHDN and others,

03:45 for taking firm action in this matter.

03:47 So, my friend,

03:49 we have to understand this.

03:51 If we want to fight a scammer,

03:53 it starts from the top and goes down.

03:58 Is it not finished yet?

04:00 Yesterday, the head of the state police

04:03 severely beat up a few groups

04:07 in the lower ranks,

04:09 or the middle ranks of the police.

04:11 Maybe it was a small group.

04:14 But they were beaten up.

04:16 If we take action against the small group,

04:18 how can we let the big-scale scams go through

04:24 without any action?

04:26 Don't ask me how to take action.

04:28 I give general instructions to all the authorities,

04:32 all the authorities,

04:34 firmly.

04:35 While we have political will and consensus in the PM's party.

04:40 No compromise.

04:42 You asked if it's clean.

04:47 My answer is no.

04:48 Because there are still,

04:51 in certain ranks,

04:55 in the border, in the port,

04:58 in the fishing port, etc.

05:01 There are still a few small groups

05:04 who continue their work.

05:07 As we know,

05:10 the loss of the result

05:14 of the drainage,

05:16 the raw materials,

05:19 diesel,

05:23 is still not fully under control.

05:26 I only urge my colleagues

05:29 to work together fully.

05:31 Let's have, in the next year or two,

05:35 we have the determination,

05:36 a new spirit.

05:39 Or in German, "Zit Gist",

05:42 spirit,

05:43 the spirit of the times.

05:45 For us, we have the determination

05:49 to save this country

05:52 from various

05:54 misuse of power and exploitation of wealth.

05:57 So that we can raise the confidence of the people

06:02 and raise their results.

06:05 If we can save the 10-20 billion,

06:09 it's not for the improvement

06:12 of the Prime Minister's house or his allowance.

06:16 What we get in return,

06:20 we give back to the people.

06:22 We give them a point of poverty,

06:24 we provide them with a good education,

06:27 we save the children,

06:28 all the people, religions, and regions.

06:31 So we no longer

06:33 fight over small issues.

06:36 There is no reason

06:38 for this to be allowed.

06:41 [END]

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