Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 12.3.2018.
Will The Communications and Multimedia Ministry act against the Prime Minister for spreading fake news that without the GST, Malaysia would be in deficit, when Malaysia continues to be deficit even after the GST was implemented on 1 April 2015? The Communications and Multimedia Ministry must prove that there is no double-standards when it is clear that the Prime Minister has come out with a blatant lie and fake news.
Malaysia has been in deficit before 1 April 2015, and claims that GST will cure the budget deficit is a lie when Malaysia continues to be in deficit even after GST was implemented after 2015, and is expected to remain so. Clearly the RM45 billion in GST collected this year is not enough to cover the deficit because of extensive corruption within BN. Only a clean government can cure the deficit. Both Penang and Selangor have proven that we can have a surplus budget even without the GST, so long as we have a clean government without corruption.
Communications and Multimedia Deputy Minister Jailani Johari has warned that those who continue propagating and spreading fake news, especially involving the 1MDB will face stern action. Jailani said among the portals were the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Economist, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and also the MSNBC, alleged to have published fake news about 1MDB since last week.
Claiming Back All The Money Laundered And Stolen From 1MDB In The United States, Switzerland And Indonesia.
Is Jailani also saying that the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) investigating 1MDB of misappropriating and money laundering of USD 4.5 billion in funds belonging to the Malaysian public, also fake news? Clearly this is an act of sheer desperation by BN just before the general elections, to cover up the 1MDB scandal which has resulted in DOJ labelling Malaysia as a global kleptocracy.
If 1MDB is fake news, is the RM430 million in 1MDB-linked money held in Swiss banks that is to be confiscated by the Swiss government, also fake? Perhaps that is the reason the Malaysian government refuses to claim back the RM430 million from the Swiss government, because BN does not want to be linked to 1MDB, which BN have conveniently labelled as fake news. This is a very expensive RM430 million mistake by BN, that is unfortunately paid for by Malaysians.
Following Jailani’s perverse logic, the seizure in Indonesia of the super-expensive yacht, The Equanimity, belonging to Jho Low, must also be fake news. Jho Low acquired the RM1 billion yacht with monies from the 1MDB, as stated by the DOJ. Even Jho Low admitted that the super yacht belonged to him. Jailani should also include leading Indonesian magazine Tempo, as fake news, since Tempo published the 1MDB scandal on their front page in their latest issue.
When Pakatan wins power in Putrajaya, we will claim back stolen 1MDB money and assets in the United States, Switzerland and Indonesia. Pakatan will claim on the people’s behalf what BN dare not, which is the USD 4.5 billion “dirty” money laundered in the United States through 1MDB as exposed by the DOJ, the RM430 million 1MDB-linked cash held in Swiss banks and the RM1 billion super-yacht in Indonesia bought by Jho Low from 1MDB laundered funds. This should be sufficient to cover the cost of continuing BR1M payments of RM1,200/-.
LIM GUAN ENG
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民主行动党秘书长兼峇眼区国会议员林冠英于2018年3月12日在吉隆坡发表声明：
通讯及多媒体部法令是否可以对付首相？因为首相撒谎说，没有了消费税（GST），马来西亚将出现财务赤字，但是自2015年4月1日推行GST以后，马来西亚还是一直财务赤字。
通讯及多媒体部法令是否可以对付首相？因为他撒谎说，没有了消费税（GST），马来西亚将出现财务赤字，但是自2015年4月1日推行GST以后，马来西亚还是一直财务赤字。通讯及多媒体部应该证明他们没有双重标准，因为首相的言论根本就是睁眼说瞎话。
马来西亚在2015年4月1日之前就一直财务赤字，随便地说GST可以挽回财务赤字根本就是说谎，事实是，马来西亚在2015年实施GST后依然继续赤字，而且是预料之内。很明显地，今年从GST所收到的450亿令吉根本不足以应付赤字，因为国阵的贪腐根深蒂固。只有廉洁的政府可以挽回财务赤字的局面。槟城及雪兰莪都已经证明我们可以在没有GST的情况下，维持财务盈余，只要政府廉洁不贪污。
通讯及多媒体部副部长加拉尼已经警告那些持续散播假消息者，特别是散播一马机构丑闻的人士，将会被对付。加拉尼说，这些网站包括《华尓街日报》、《纽约时报》、《经济学人》、澳洲广播机构以及美国有线电视新闻频道，都被指自上个星期一直刊登与一马机构有关的假消息。
索回散落在外国被洗的黑钱，以及那些被人从一马机构盗走、落入美国、瑞士及印尼的非法钱财。
加拉尼是不是在说，美国司法部正在调查的一马机构窃取属于大马人民的45亿美元及洗黑钱活动也是假消息？这真是国阵大选之前急狗跳墙，以掩饰让马来西亚被美国司法部标签为“盗贼统治国家”的一马机构丑闻。
如果一马机构丑闻是假消息，那么有关瑞士政府即将没收、存放在瑞士银行内、与一马机构有关的4亿3000万令吉现款，也是假消息吗？或许这也是为什么马来西亚政府拒绝向瑞士政府索讨4亿3000万令吉，因为国阵不要与一马机构有任何关联，所以他们随便地指这些消息都是假的。这笔4亿3000万令吉真的是国阵的昂贵错误，不幸地却由马来西亚人来买单。
根据加拉尼的错误逻辑，有关刘特佐所拥有的、在印尼被没收的超级豪华游艇《平静号》的消息，也肯定是假的。据美国司法部调查，刘特佐利用从一马机构获得的钱，买了价值10亿令吉的游艇。就连刘特佐自己也承认那是他的游艇。印尼著名杂志《Tempo》在最新一期杂志封面刊登了一马机构丑闻， 加拉尼也应该要把《Tempo》的新闻列为假消息。
一旦希望联盟入主布城，我们将索回那些被人从一马机构盗走、落入美国、瑞士及印尼的非法钱财及资产。国阵不敢做，但是希盟会代替人民索回这些钱，包括美国司法部所揭发通过一马机构流入美国的45亿美元黑钱、存放在瑞士银行与一马机构有关的4亿3000万令吉现款，以及刘特佐利用从一马机构取得的黑钱所购买的10亿令吉超级游艇。这些钱财都足以让我们继续支付1200令吉的一马援助金（BR1M）。
林冠英