Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has instructed his legal counsel to take all action possible against The Age and Sydney Morning Herald owned by Fairfax Media group over an article published on July 14.
In a statement released by Prime Minister’s office (PMO) today on their official Facebook page, Najib rejected ‘the baseless smears and insinuations’ reported in the article called ‘Bribery Scandal Linked to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’
The PMO also questioned Fairfax Media for not mentioning former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Muhammad in the article since the bribes alleged to have been paid were over the period 1999-2004, during the administrations of former prime ministers Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Dr Mahathir.
“It may not be coincidental that Fairfax Media claims to have separate information from high-level sources,” it said.
In the article yesterday, The Age reported that Malaysia is blocking the Australian government’s requests for information in alleged improper dealings involving two Australian Reserve Bank firms over contracts to print polymer bank notes.
Fairfax Media is the same company who released article implicating Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) in an Australian property scam last month.