KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The prime minister has yet to file a lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) over its reports on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) as it would be a futile move now, his lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun said today.

Mohd Hafarizam also said the more important issue is the Malaysians’ own thoughts regarding 1MDB, noting that reports and statements from local authorities such as the Attorney-General and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) have cleared the prime minister.

“What matters is the Malaysians, whether do you believe with all the PAC report, the AG and the MACC, that the PM is not involved.

“If you say you do not believe because the international media are saying otherwise, nothing much I can do,” he told reporters here, adding that it would show a mindset of continued colonisation with the belief that “the Americans, the British, the whites are far superior” than Malaysians.

Mohd Hafarizam said that Malaysians should not have to look to foreigners as the authority, when Malaysia had its own bipartisan Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Parliament and its own laws.

With all the local reports and statements showing the prime minister was not involved in 1MDB, Mohd Hafarizam said he believed that Malaysians will be able to evaluate for themselves if WSJ reports or the local reports are true.

“Yes, international Wall Street Journal can go on and publish, but I believe Malaysians are smarter than Wall Street Journal,” he said.

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