by Ganesh Sahathevan
Yeoh continued to publicly support Najib in Janaury 2018, after the DOJ had started seizing 1MDB related assets
Yeoh has come under social media attack since she appeared at an election rally in support of Najib Razak’s ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional, in the southern state of Selangor on April 20. At the event, the actress said Najib, who is running his first electoral campaign after ascending to his post in 2009, is a leader “who has done so many good things and will do more… I hope from the bottom of my heart that he will remain as the prime minister and I ask all of you to give him a strong mandate.
Yeoh has remained steadfast in her support for Najib. In an interview with Channel News Asia, the actress said: “This is a democratic country and we are free to voice our opinion… I believe all of us want to do good for our country.” Speaking to the Chinese press at a cosmetics launch in Hong Kong on Monday, Yeoh said she is “a straight-talking person, and I will speak out if I have something to say.” The Hollywood Reporter’s requests to Yeoh’s agent for clarification on the matter were not answered at the time of this writing .
Najib won that election, went on to plunder 1MDB, and is now in jail for that theft. The Oscar win is an opportune time to pursue Yeoh for an anwer.
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