KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 - Abdul Razak Baginda's acquittal in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder trial will not help people trust the judiciary as the decision mirrored the outcome in a string of text messages from Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Pas information chief Mahfuz Omar said today.
He said the court decision yesterday will lead people to further question and dispute Najib's integrity, referring to an exchange of text messages between Najib and lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah on Razak's fate.
Najib has said that the messages to Shafee, who was Razak's initial lawyer when he was arrested in November 2006, were private and did not constitute an abuse of power.
"The court decision will not help increase trust in the judiciary. It's obvious the decision has followed the text messages between Najib and Shafee that said 'all is not lost' at the start of the case," said the Pokok Sena MP.
One part of the text messages, first revealed by the Malaysia Today news portal last month, said "Pls do not say anything to the press today. I will explain later. RB will have to face a tentative charge but all is not lost."
"Questioning a court decision is not allowed by law but the people cannot be faulted if they don't believe it," Mahfuz said.
He added that while Najib will not refuse to succeed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi next year, he should consider the feelings of Malaysians in the matter.
"Has Najib ever taken into consideration the feelings of Malaysians if their Prime Minister is connected to Altantuya's murder and the court decision is in line with his SMS to the lawyer? We haven't even talked about the scandals over the Sukhois, Scorpenes and Eurocopter," he said, referring to defence contracts that the opposition say are crooked deals.
"Does Najib think Malaysians will be proud and happy to have such a Prime Minister?" Mahfuz asked.
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