KOTA BARU: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has a right to apologise for the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) financial scandal.
Pas information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said the former prime minister was accorded the same rights as any other Malaysian.
However, Fadfli urged those who were unhappy about Najib's apology to lodge police reports.
The Pasir Mas member of parliament said by right, members of the public should not interfere in such matters and leave it to the courts to decide.
"For me, Datuk Seri Najib has a right to seek forgiveness . He is also a Malaysian.
"If you think his statement of apology is illegal, then file a police report and the latter will investigate it.
"Why do you need to be sarcastic at a person who is already in ?" said Fadhli.
He added that Umno members were being patience what with all the reactions towards Najib's apology over the 1MDB case.
On Thursday, Najib had issued an apology for all that transpired during the 1MDB financial scandal.
The former prime minister had asserted his innocence, claiming he was deceived by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho and his associates.
This statement had been read out by his eldest son Datuk Mohamad Nizar.
The High Court is expected to deliver its verdict at the conclusion of the prosecution's case next week.
The next day, Kelantan Umno information chief Datuk Zawawi Othman had said that Najib's apology did not mean that he is guilty.
He believed that the former prime minister feels that he was responsible to what had happened to 1MDB.