Najib Razak bio je bivši premijer Malezija koji je služio od 2009. do 2018. godine.
Vladavina
Kao premijer, njegova vladavina obilježena je kontroverzama. Najib je bio optužen za korupciju i zloupotrebu javnih sredstava. 2015. godine otkriveno je da je velika svota novca navodno prebačena na njegove osobne račune.[1] Ova afera, poznata kao "1MDB scandal", izazvala je masovne prosvjede u Maleziji i privukla pažnju međunarodne zajednice.[2][3] Bivši premijer Mahathir Mohamad poziva na uklanjanje Najiba.[4]
Poslje politike
Nakon izbornog poraza 2018. godine, Najib se suočio s brojnim pravnim poteškoćama. Optužen je za korupciju, pranje novca i zloupotrebu povjerenja.[5][6][7][8] U srpnju 2020. proglašen je krivim za korupciju, zloupotrebu povjerenja i pranje novca u vezi s 1MDB skandalom. Osuđen je na zatvorsku kaznu od 12 godina i novčanu kaznu.[9][10][11]
1MDB skandalom
1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad) bio je državni investicijski fond osnovan 2009. godine dok je Najib bio premijer. Fond je bio namijenjen za poticanje gospodarskog razvoja zemlje, ali umjesto toga, optužbe su se pojavile da je velika količina novca preusmjerena i zloupotrijebljena u korist političara i njegovih suradnika.[12][13]
Najib bio je suočen s optužbama za korupciju, zloupotrebu vlasti i pranje novca u vezi s 1MDB skandalom. Optužbe su uključivale tvrdnje da je velike svote novca ilegalno završilo na njegovim bankovnim računima.[14] Ukupno je prema procjenama nestalo oko 4,5 milijarde američkih dolara iz fondova 1MDB.[15]
Tijekom suđenja, Najib je tvrdio da je nevin i da nije znao za nepravilnosti u vezi s 1MDB fondom.[16][17] Međutim, u srpnju 2020. godine, proglašen je krivim za nekoliko optužbi i osuđen na zatvorsku kaznu od 12 godina te novčanu kaznu.[18][19][20]
Kontroverze
Kontroverza oko pitanja ljudskih prava
Tijekom Najibovog premijerskog mandata, postojale su kritike zbog ograničavanja slobode izražavanja i gušenja političkih protivnika.[21][22] Bilo je optužbi da je vladajuća stranka koristila pravosudni sustav kako bi ušutkala kritičare i političke disidente.[23]
Kritike zbog povećanja javnog duga
Kritičari su upozoravali da je vlada pod vodstvom Najiba Razaka značajno povećala javni dug Malezije. Postojale su sumnje u efikasno upravljanje javnim financijama i odgovornost u trošenju javnih sredstava.[24]
Kontroverze u vezi izbora
Ponašanje tokom izbora pod vodstvom Najiba suočilo se s kritikama. Opozicijske stranke i civilno društvo izražavali su zabrinutost zbog manipulacije izbornih okruga, gušenja prava glasa i nefer izbornih praksi.[25][26][27][28]
Izvori
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- ↑ "Malaysia's opposition submits no-confidence motion against PM Najib" (engl.). Reuters. 17. listopad 2015.. https://www.reuters.com/article/malaysia-politics-najib-idINKCN0SB09I20151017
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- ↑ "Najib charged with four criminal offenses in 1MDB case" (engl.). 4. srpanj 2018.. https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Malaysia-in-transition/Najib-charged-with-four-criminal-offenses-in-1MDB-case
- ↑ Staff (8. kolovoz 2018.). "Najib Razak charged with money laundering over 1MDB scandal" (engl.). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/08/najib-razak-charged-with-money-laundering-over-1mdb-scandal
- ↑ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah; correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia (20. rujan 2018.). "Former Malaysia PM Najib Razak faces new charges over missing $681m" (engl.). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/20/former-malaysia-pm-najib-razak-charges-missing-628m-1mdb-corruption-court
- ↑ "Malaysia Charges Ex-1MDB Chief and Najib for Audit Tampering" (engl.). Bloomberg.com. 12. prosinac 2018.. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-12/malaysia-charges-ex-1mdb-president-in-state-audit-tampering-case
- ↑ TEE, KENNETH (28. srpanj 2020.). "Najib fined RM210m and given 12-year jail term for power abuse charge, 10-year jail term each for all six other charges to be served concurrently" (engl.). https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/07/28/najib-fined-rm210m-and-given-12-year-jail-term-for-power-abuse-charge-10-ye/1888933
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- ↑ "1MDB: The playboys, PMs and partygoers around a global financial scandal" (engl.). BBC News. 9. kolovoz 2019.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46341603
- ↑ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (28. srpanj 2020.). "1MDB scandal explained: a tale of Malaysia's missing billions" (engl.). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/25/1mdb-scandal-explained-a-tale-of-malaysias-missing-billions
- ↑ "Malaysian ex-PM hit with 25 new corruption charges" (engl.). 20. rujan 2018.. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/9/20/malaysian-ex-pm-najib-hit-with-25-new-charges-over-1mdb-scandal
- ↑ Paddock, Richard C. (9. lipanj 2018.). "Malaysia Steps Up $4.5 Billion Corruption Inquiry" (engl.). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/world/asia/malaysia-1mdb-mahatir-mohamed.html
- ↑ "Najib insists not involved in 1MDB scandal: Report". 28. lipanj 2018.. https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/06/385251/najib-insists-not-involved-1mdb-scandal-report
- ↑ East, 101 (27. listopad 2018.). "Former PM Najib denies wrongdoing as Malaysia deepens 1MDB probe" (engl.). https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/27/former-pm-najib-denies-wrongdoing-as-malaysia-deepens-1mdb-probe
- ↑ "Najib sentenced to 12-year concurrent prison term, RM210m fine". 28. srpanj 2020.. https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/536470
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- ↑ "Letter to Prime Minister Najib Razak on Freedom of Expression" (engl.). 31. kolovoz 2015.. https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/08/31/letter-prime-minister-najib-razak-freedom-expression
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- ↑ TAN, ROYCE (22. svibanj 2018.). "Guan Eng confirms national debt more than RM1 trillion" (engl.). https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/22/guan-eng-confirms-national-debt-more-than-rm1-trillion
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