The ongoing debate isn't between Najib and Mahathir in person. It's between each other's "camp", and I use that word loosely because apparently the anti-UMNO group is also in Mahathir's corner, for their own obvious motives.
Let's start with Najib's recorded televised response to the mounting Mahathir's questions. In the latest posting, Mahathir didn't accuse Najib of any crime, the least of it about murdering Altantuya. Dollah came out of his "elegent silence" (Musa Hitam's words, defending Dollah against Mahathir) to say that Najib didn't kill the Mongolian. One would think that Dollah, if ever he publicly comes out to say something, would utter pearls of wisdom that compensate long silences, not giving light, unsolicited opinions on questions that are not even asked of him, but that's Dollah, I suppose. Mahathir was asking a months old question about a very specific subject : 1MDB.
In an examination, marks are given for the answers: full marks for the fully correct answers, and sliding down with the quality of the answers. No marks are given for answers where no questions are asked. And there is a time frame for giving the answers, not forever.
And unlike questions and answers in front of attending press, a staged event without impromtu questions carries less weight.
True, Najib touched on 1MDB, but he didn't specify on the many related transactions, figures and personalities that have been bandied around at least from December last year. And then he spoke about BRIM, the Crooked Bridge, and his relgious oath about Altantuya. So on the quality of the answers, what marks should I give Najib ? I'm not Malik Daim and give "0". But I can hardly give too much more than that.
If there's nothing to hide, why can't Najib follow Muhyiddin and KJ's advice and explain everything right now ?
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