Protect Sapura from bankruptcy, Najib urges govt

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PETALING JAYA: PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli says he had disagreed with the Pakatan Harapan government’s decision to bail out Sapura Energy Bhd through the injection of funds from Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) in 2019.

The former Pandan MP said he had no influence or position in the PH government but had spoken out against several decisions made by then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

“I had disagreed with the decision by the Dr Mahathir Mohamad-led PH government to inject PNB funds to save Sapura,” he said in a statement today.

Rafizi maintained that he was always against the bailout of private companies using public funds, but accused former prime minister Najib Razak of being inconsistent in his stand.

“While he criticised PH’s bailout of Sapura in 2019, now he thinks he’s smart and caring by calling for the same thing,” he said.

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