(Oct 28): Former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik today asked why Datuk Seri Najib Razak was taking a long time to decide whether to sue him for his remarks against the prime minister on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, The Star reported.

The former minister, however, said he was a patient man and would wait.

“I am still waiting. I’m a very patient man. Don’t rush, wait for it.

“I’m also surprised why he is taking so long (to take legal action), but I will remain patient,” the former transport minister told The Star.

Yesterday, Najib’s lawyer Datuk Hafarizam Harun said he would be checking with the prime minister soon whether to proceed with legal action against Dr Ling.

He added that if Najib gave him the go ahead, he would be filing the suit this week.

Earlier this month, Dr Ling was reported to have agreed with his former boss, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, that Najib had “taken the people’s money and put it in his own personal accounts”.

“I agree with (Dr) Mahathir. Because he (Najib) has taken people’s money and put it in his own personal accounts,” Dr Ling was quoted as saying at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.

Following the remarks, law firm Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak issued a letter of demand on behalf of Najib to Dr Ling at his residence.

The letter dated Oct 5 demanded an unreserved apology and compensation within seven days, failing which legal action would be instituted.

Najib is being investigated after US-based The Wall Street Journal reported in July that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) was transferred into his personal bank accounts two months before the 2013 general election. – The Malaysian Insider