KUALA LUMPUR: Pascal Najadi, son of the former AmBank Chairman Hussain Najadi, who was gunned down in broad daylight, has urged the government to reopen the investigation into his father's assassination five years ago.
His demand came after PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim called for a new charge and full hearing on the Altantuya Shaariibuu's murder in 2006.
Pascal told the New Straits Times that he was hopeful that the real motive for his father's assassination would be determined, along with other unanswered murder cases such as Altantuya and former Deputy Public Prosecutor Kevin Morais.
"I plead to (Prime Minister) Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who was one of my father's closest friends for decades to reopen the assassination case of my late father Hussain Najadi.
"The Najadi family demand and hope for a full investigation to be carried out according to the criminal laws of Malaysia.
"This time, the investigation must focus on the motive of the murder because without it, the investigation is incomplete," he said when contacted yesterday.
Hussain was shot dead on July 29, 2013 at close range in a car park after leaving a Chinese temple in Lorong Ceylon, here.
In July 2015, DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang urged the police to reopen the investigation into Hussain’s murder to ensure that it had nothing to do with the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
This was following an article published by The Wall Street Journal the same month, where it alleged that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) in state funds was deposited into ousted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s private bank accounts at AmBank.
Hussain was killed four months after the first alleged transactions involving Najib’s bank accounts.
According to Pascal, his family have appointed prominent lawyer Americk Sidhu to represent them in the case.
"The Najadi family is confident that the Pakatan Harapan government will seek justice for all of the victims.
"I want to return to Malaysia together with my mother, Heidi Najadi to finally be able to visit the grave of my late father," he said.