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Saturday, December 6, 2014

My lawyers are waiting to GRILL ROSMAH in court - Rafizi to 'charbroil' first couple over diamond rings 'ceramah'

My lawyers are waiting to GRILL ROSMAH in court - Rafizi to 'charbroil' first couple over diamond rings 'ceramah'
PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli welcomes the possibility of being hauled to court by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, over the issue of a mysterious multi-ringgit diamond ring.
The Pandan lawmaker said since he is being sued over the “so-called cincin (ring)”, he is more than happy for the opportunity to take the stand to defend himself.
“The ring has been a source of intrigue for years,” he told Malaysiakini. “I am sure many lawyers are eager to cross-examine Rosmah.”
Rafizi also ruled out tendering a public apology as stipulated in the letter of demand sent to him by Najib and his wife through their lawyers on Thursday.
“That is out of the question. On the contrary, I am thinking about taking up advertisements in newspapers to state that I will not apologise.
“This is because one of the demands is that I must advertise my apology. Let’s see which newspapers are willing to run my advertisement not to apologise,” he said.
Commenting further on the legal threat, Rafizi said the legal action showed BN leaders were scared to engage the opposition.
Far from feeling intimidated by such threats, he said Pakatan Rakyat leaders would “jump with joy” when given this rare opportunity to quiz government leaders.
“How can Najib or Rosmah avoid taking the stand (if the matter goes to court)? My only fear is that they might not go ahead with the suit.”
Rafizi cited the case of former minister and Wanita Umno chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil who avoided taking the witness stand after filing a suit against him over the National Feedlot Corporation scandal.
“I maintain what I said (in his speech) was correct. I am satisfied that I will be able to defend myself in open court. But can Najib and Rosmah stand up to scrutiny?”
Court the next best thing
Instead of legal action, Rafizi said Najib should have the courage to have an open debate on the petrol subsidies issue. The government has this month withdrawn subsidies for both RON95 and diesel petrol.
“Nevertheless, an open court is the next best thing,” he added.
The letter of demand is over a speech made by Rafizi on Nov 23 in Kuala Lumpur.
Speaking on fuel prices, Rafizi had said that each month the Umno government saved RM1 billion from the removal of the subsidies, which could be used to purchase 20 expensive rings for Rosmah, each costing RM20 million.
The letter of demand stated that the allegations against the couple were “baseless and false” made with the “primary intention of attacking and damaging” their reputation for no justifiable reason.
It also added that the allegations had caused Najib and Rosmah great distress and embarrassment.
In July 2011, the prime minister’s wife denied that she had purchased a multi-million ringgit diamond ring.
The opposition had then alleged that a diamond ring - dubbed ‘Natural Fancy Gray Cushion Cut Diamond’ which was priced at RM24,458,400 - was flown into the country by special courier. The existence of the ring was later confirmed by the Customs.
Last year, US-based jeweller Jacob & Co denied the ring was brought into the country under Rosmah’s name or that it was purchased by her. -M'kini

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