Kit Siang: Why other BN parties not claiming the RM114m?

PETALING JAYA: DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang today asked why only Umno, and not the rest of Barisan Nasional (BN), is claiming ownership of the RM114 million seized by police.
The money was taken from residences linked to embattled former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak.
In a statement, the Iskandar Puteri MP questioned why MIC, MCA, Gerakan and other BN component parties had not equally claimed the money despite Umno having asserted that the money actually belongs to the party.
"One question which Malaysians are asking all over the country is why none of the leaders of MCA, Gerakan, MIC or the other Barisan Nasional component parties dare to claim that the RM114 million in 26 currencies seized by the police from the Pavilion Residences are Barisan Nasional assets and not just Umno assets?" he asked.
"This question reflects the nature for the so-called Barisan Nasional coalition, where one party has the hegemony and the other 12 component parties are mere minnows."
Umno had claimed that the money, found in 35 bags seized by police during the raid at Pavillion Residences, belonged to the party.
It said the money was in the process of being returned to the party after being previously held by Najib in his capacity as party president.
"Umno has still to clarify whether its claim is limited to the RM114 million in 26 currencies from 35 bags seized by the police, or whether it extended to the 35 bags with jewellery and watches and the 284 boxes of designer handbags," Lim said.