Al Jazeera Just Won an Award for Interview Featuring Najib Walking Out When He Merajuk

. @AJ101East is thrilled to announce we’ve been awarded Interview of the Year at the prestigious @RTS_media Awards in London. Watch @jolleyma’s interview with former Malaysia PM @NajibRazak here: https://t.co/rgxur7VJKN pic.twitter.com/7Z9sGcVL1M

— 101 East Al Jazeera (@AJ101East) February 28, 2019

According to the Royal Television Society (RTS) jury, the “Malaysia: Najib Speaks” interview stood out for “its courage, tenacity, and sheer unadulterated watchability”.

FYI, RTS was originally founded in 1927 where the society was given its royal title in 1966 with the Prince of Wales becoming its patron in 1997, as reported in Malay Mail.

Source: the star

“Although the story focused on an issue few would have known about prior to the interview, this did not detract from the viewer’s ability to understand the jaw-dropping venality of the interviewee,” said the RTS jury.

“The jury added that the interviewer’s forensic approach was compelling, her knowledge formidable and her ability to combine persistence with grace quite extraordinary.”

Source: the straits times

Al Jazeera’s winning interview was conducted on 26 October 2018 where it showed our former Prime Minister losing his cool when he was confronted with questions relating to the notorious “pink diamond” as well as the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal. 

When Mary Ann Jolley brought up the 1MDB scandal, he blamed the journalist for being unfair to him. He even told her that he would walk away from the interview if she chooses to continue with the topic.

To jog your memory, here’s the full interview:

Source: YouTube

It was later learnt that Najib had apologised for his behaviour, mentioning that he was worried about his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and both his sons, Norashman and Riza Aziz, who were frequently questioned by the authorities.