WSJ part of anti-Najib campaign, says Rahman Dahlan

Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan. says The Wall Street Journal 'will continue to make false allegations'. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, February 19, 2016.The Wall Street Journal is continuing to be a willing vehicle of the anti-Najib campaign, said Barisan Nasional's (BN) strategic communications director, Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan.

Despite being proven wrong time and again, it has launched "yet another attack full of inaccuracies", he said in response to WSJ's latest allegation against Datuk Seri Najib Razak over the RM2.6 billion deposited into his bank account.

"The WSJ claims that Saudi officials – who they do not name – have said that their finance and foreign ministers had no knowledge of the donation into the prime minister’s account.

"This is despite the fact that the Saudi Foreign Minister himself has publicly said that the funds were sent to the prime minister from Saudi Arabia, as was confirmed by Malaysia’s attorney-general following an extensive investigation," said Rahman in a statement.

"Who should we believe – the Saudi foreign minister or these anonymous officials who, like almost every other source The Wall Street Journal quotes, are unnamed and unknown... How do we know these people even exist?"

The housing, local government and urban wellbeing minister has no doubt that "The Wall Street Journal will continue to make false allegations".

But he is confident the people "will see through their lies".

Rahman said the politically motivated anti-Najib campaign failed last year, and it won't succeed now.

Earlier today, 1MDB said it had never put any funds in the prime minister's accounts. – Bernama, February 19, 2016.