DAIM MOANS & GROANS ABOUT JHO LOW & THE ‘FAR, FAR MORE DIFFICULT’ FINANCIAL RECOVERY – BUT ENOUGH TIME HAS PASSED: WHY NOT DIG OUT & SACK AS MANY OF NAJIB’S MOLES AS POSSIBLE – AND AS FOR ECONOMY, LET GUAN ENG & CO GET ON WITH IT INSTEAD OF BUTTING IN & THROWING COLD WATER ON THEIR EFFORTS

KUALA LUMPUR — Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho has been able to continue giving authorities the slip due to moles within the civil service and enforcement agencies, Tun Daim Zainuddin has claimed.

The former finance minister told a recent interview with Channel NewsAsia that the broker better known as Jho Low had requested to see him to ask for immunity from Putrajaya and to help locate assets linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

“I don’t know what role he’s playing. I said why don’t you come back and discuss with me first,” Daim was quoted saying.

“He said he can help us to get back the assets and give us one or two names [of people involved]. I said [to ask] them to come see me.”

Low’s immunity request was rejected, Daim said.

“If he wants to help, better come back first so that we can discuss.  He claims he is innocent, so if you are innocent you come back here. Why you are running away?” Daim asked.

Low is wanted by Malaysia and several other countries to facilitate investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad financial scandal.

This comes as Daim said he found the culture of turning a blind eye to corruption deeply entrenched within Malaysia, following conversations with more than 300 individuals including bankers, businessmen, civil servants, civil society members and union officials as part of its probe into government finances.

“For (someone) to raise (an issue), it means you are out. So, people were silent — no backbone and no principle,” he was quoted as saying.

In June, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had expressed misgivings about the loyalty of “numerous” civil servants who were openly supportive of the defeated Barisan Nasional and may disrupt the Pakatan Harapan government.

To date, over 17,000 political appointees of the previous administration have been purged. – THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT

Malaysia’s financial problems ‘far, far more difficult’ to fix, says Daim

MALAYSIA’s financial recovery faces significant challenges as the nation scrambles to boost a slowing economy and par down its massive debt, said Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) chairman Daim Zainuddin in an interview with Channel NewsAsia.

Daim has been tasked with scrutinising Malaysia’s budget for 2019, which is due to be tabled by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng on November 2.

While Lim has repeatedly given assurance that the country’s economic fundamentals remain strong, Daim said the government’s task of improving the fiscal situation was proving much more complicated.

“It’s far, far more difficult and complicated this time because it’s the (previous) government that had created the problem; lots of money were wasted and stolen,” Daim told the media agency.

“I was asked to look into figures, analyse and send back to the prime minister. It will take some time before we can put the economy back in shape.”

Daim was the finance minister twice when Dr Mahathir Mohamad was prime minister the first time. Dam was appointed in the 1980s and again during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. He is seen as having helped steer the country out of economic difficulties both times.

He said the Pakatan Harapan government should be honest about the fact that it was unlikely to fulfil everything on its manifesto due to financial constraints.

“Malaysians are very kind, patient and understanding. If you explain to them, they will understand and accept. Deliver what you promised in the manifesto and if for any reasons you cannot, explain clearly. The people are reasonable if you are honest with them,” he said.

Daim also said the CEP’s interviews with more than 300 individuals, including bankers, businessmen, civil servants, civil society members and union officials had revealed a culture of turning a blind eye to corruption.

“For to raise (an alarm), it means you are out. So, people were silent – no backbone and no principle stand,” he said.

Since Pakatan Harapan took power in May, Dr Mahathir has removed some 17,000 political appointees in the civil workforce and government-linked agencies.

THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT

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