What about PM’s RM2.6 billion donation, asks Umno man after Bersih declared accounts
Former Umno deputy minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah today questioned if details of the RM2.6 billion in the personal accounts of party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak would now be revealed after Bersih 2.0 declared the millions it had received in public donations. Saifuddin, a frequent critic of the prime minister, posed this query on his Facebook account, prompting thousands of likes and hundreds of shares. “Battle of 2.6! Bersih4 dah bentang akaun. Penerimaan: RM2,647,361.74 (dpd 27,000 penderma & jualan t-shirt & mafla). Perbelanjaan: RM664,052.52. Baki: RM1,983,309.22 akn diguna utk program2 2 thn akn dtg (pendidikan pengundi, kos mahkamah, latihan dsb)... RM2.6 bilion?" (Battle of 2.6! Bersih4 has declared its accounts. Received RM2,647,361.74 [from 27,000 donors & t-shirt sales & headband]. Expenditure: RM664,052.52. Balance: RM1,983,309.22 will be used for programmes in the next two years [educating voters, court costs, training, etc]... RM2.6 billion?) Electoral reform group Bersih 2.0 today declared its accounts and expenditure from the RM2.6 million it received from donors for the Bersih 4 rally held at the end of August. Announcing a RM1.9 million surplus after deducting RM664,052 in expenses for the 34-hour rally, Bersih also challenged Najib to declare the RM2.6 billion donation he allegedly received from a Middle Eastern benefactor. Bersih said today that some 27,000 individuals had made donations to the civil society group for the rally held on August 29 and 30 to demand democratic reforms and Najib's resignation over alleged financial scandal. A 2,126-page bank statement with donor details had been sent to the auditors, the group said today. The declaration comes just over a month following the rally, and after Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah had promised that the group would declare its accounts after receiving the unprecedented sum of money. Najib and several Barisan Nasional leaders had previously accused Bersih 2.0 for not declaring their accounts. Repeating calls to Najib to declare the RM2.6 billion donation that went to his personal accounts, Bersih said the prime minister's credibility would "disappear" if he did not do so. – October 6, 2015.
