Amateur: The police spokesperson in the Philippines said Abu Sayyaf outsources the role of ‘targeting victim’, ‘kidnapping’ and ‘ransom negotiations’.
Logically, the Islamic organisation allegedly receiving the RM12 millions must be linked to them.
RM2.6 Billion Turkey Haram: If it is true, well and good. But, what is feared is that the story might be another fiction.
As Zahid has said, the Islamic body has no terrorist link and as such a legal one in Philippines. Since, it is a legal body, why isn't the name of the body revealed?
Secondly, transferring so much money to another country might infringe the host country's currency laws. So were the relevant authorities in the Philippines informed and permission granted before giving such a huge sum?
Lastly, Zahid claimed that the money would help the Islamic body in its struggle. Now, struggle against what? If it is a struggle against the Philippines, wouldn't that money amount to interfering with the country's affairs?
Malaysia888: If one can lie about RM2.6 billion, I guess we shouldn’t be surprised when it comes to this RM12 million.
Vijay47: If JK Rowling wrote a story with a plot line a tenth of what Zahid comes out with, the world would have laughed her out of town.
And here we have the deputy prime minister dishing out a fable that money raised to free kidnap victims were donated for some Islamic group "which assists in an Islamic struggle".
This completely defies logic or the intelligence of a cow. If the funds raised were no longer needed, they should have been returned to the donors. Were the families consulted?
Gaji Buta: Which country can produce increasingly incredible news on a daily basis? On Wednesday, it was Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos ‘rescuing’ Chinese fishermen and now, this.
Stay tuned for the next release of 'Amazing Tales' by Umno. Popcorn already on standby.
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