NST Leader: Prosecution complex

When former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was slapped with seven charges of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering in the RM42-million SRC International Sdn Bhd case, his now famous response was that he was a victim of selective prosecution. Umno echoed his words in very frightening ways, implying that the charges framed against him were politically motivated, another darling phrase of Malaysian politics.