Donation-supported Police Going After Mahathir with 4 Investigations

With the streets of Kuala Lumpur and other major cities heavily infested with criminals, which the police force simply turn a blind eye on, what with the many donations they are receiving. So now they focus their little attention on an old man, as instructed by their big boss.

KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian police have opened four investigation papers against former premier Mahathir Mohamad, inspector-general of police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar said on Monday (April 11).

"We have already opened up four investigation papers against Mahathir,'' the Malaysiakini news website quoted the IGP as saying.

"Some are incomplete and some are being discussed with the attorney-general (Mohamad Apandi Ali)," IGP Khalid was quoted as saying.

"Some (investigations) are for sedition and some for other things. No decisions have been made so far," he added.

A demonstrator with a Save Malaysia banner during a rally in Kuala Lumpur on April 2. The rally called for the end of the Goods and Services Tax, implemented a year ago, as well as the release of jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and the resigna
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He would not confirm if any of the investigations are related to Dr Mahathir's latest call for foreign intervention to oust Prime Minister Najib Razak, according to the report.

In an interview with The Weekend Australian newspaper, Dr Mahathir said that the chances of ousting Datuk Seri Najib, who is under fire over heavily indebted state investor 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), were slim if there was no external pressure.

In response, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Dr Mahathir's comment could result in the people losing respect for the former premier.

He said on Sunday that Dr Mahathir, when in power from 1981-2003, had frequently reminded government officers and party leaders not to cooperate with foreign powers to tarnish Malaysia's image or damage the country.

"He used to scold us if we cooperated with foreigners, while some of us have also even been accused as being foreign agents," the New Straits Times quoted Datuk Zahid as saying.

The Umno Veterans Club has urged that action be taken against Dr Mahathir under the Sedition Act for trying to bring in foreign interference into the administration of the country, Malaysiakini reported.

Its secretary Mustapha Yaakub reportedly said that the former prime minister had gone overboard, a clear indication that he was desperate in his attempts to overthrow Mr Najib, according to the news website.

Dr Mahathir is leading a "Save Malaysia" movement calling for Mr Najib to step down as the prime minister. He has been questioned previously over his allegations against Umno leaders, and has suggested that he may soon be arrested for his continued attacks against Putrajaya.

In February, several police reports were lodged against Dr Mahathir over his blog posting that repeated calls for Mr Najib's resignation, on grounds that 1MDB-linked financial scandals had shamed the country.

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Why the Tax Authority Didn't Investigate Najib's Accounts?

Dr Mahathir Mohamad has once again trained his guns on Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's wealth.

Despite having spent 29 years in government, the former prime minister said he could not match the extravagant lifestyle of his protege-turned-nemesis.

"He (Najib) is paid the prime minister's salary, which I know is far smaller than what business executives get.

"But the government pays allowances, the electricity and water bills, transportation, home, and so forth, so the salary can all be saved and spent.

"But still, the lavish lifestyle must cost a packet. It must be more than what I saved after 29 years in the government," Mahathir said in a blog posting today.

His latest salvo comes amid allegations that US$700 million of 1MDB funds were channelled into Najib's private bank accounts.

He added that Najib's wealth was of course a secret but asked whether the authorities had probed into this.

"I just want to ask, has the income tax people investigated the source of the money and the tax paid," he said.

The former prime minister lamented that there was selectivity with regard to the tax authority.

Everyone should be investigated

Mahathir pointed out when he was previously sacked from Umno, the taxmen had swooped on him but several prominent individuals spending lavishly today do not get similar scrutiny.

"We talk about equality before the law. In this country even the rulers are subject to certain laws. It is the essence of justice.

"Everyone who should be investigated by government agencies must be investigated. There should be no discrimination," he said.

The New York Times had in February highlighted Najib's family wealth, including their jet-setting ways and the prime minister's wife Rosmah Mansor’s penchant for luxury goods.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) raised eyebrows when it attributed Najib's wealth to family inheritance.

This prompted Najib's brothers to issue a statement, stressing that their father Abdul Razak Hussein lived a frugal life when he was prime minister and any suggestions otherwise tainted his memory.

Save Malaysia Movement - First Congress

Dr Mahathir Mohamad is confident that the “Save Malaysia” movement will have enough support to pressure the country’s traditional rulers to act against Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Speaking at Save Malaysia’s first people’s congress held behind closed doors on Sunday (Mar 27), Dr Mahathir said he is confident that the movement will collect 1 million signatures before the end of the year.

The 90-year-old statesman has been leading the campaign to oust the prime minister, saying it is in order save the country from becoming a failed state. Dr Mahathir earlier this month cobbled together an unlikely alliance of former political foes including former government and opposition leaders, as well as civil rights activists to form the movement.

While the consensus was to remove Mr Najib, whom they blame for the country's institutional breakdown, there were also heightened calls for the release of jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.

Former bar council president Ambiga Sreenevasan stressed that it was high time for a reset in the country’s political system and urged government leaders and civil servants to come on board.

“If you turn your back on us, you may save yourself but if you stand with us, you can help save the nation for your children and grandchildren. I invite all, particularly those in power, to join us and be on the right side of history,” she told the congress, which attracted about 2,000 participants.

But few government leaders have spoken up so far, and those who dare to face expulsion from their party.

Dr Mahathir quit UMNO last month after he failed to gather enough support from within the ruling party to oust party president Najib. He is now urging the people to sign the Save Malaysia petition in order to step up pressure on Mr Najib.

Said Dr Mahathir: "People are afraid to sign because this government frightens people. They arrest the people but they cannot take action against 1 million people, can they?"

The Save Malaysia movement has collected more than 140,000 signatures since its launch on Mar 4.

Mahathir : Disappointment with Najib after Jumping for Joy when he became PM

Mahathir lamented.

“I had urged Pak Lah to choose Najib. I wrote to him and made many speeches. In the end Najib became the Prime Minister,” Dr Mahathir told about 1,000 people attending the People’s Congress here today.

He said he was confident with his decision to choose Najib as he was the son of Tun Abdul Razak Hussein (Malaysia’s second prime minister).

“I became the prime minister because of Razak. I felt obliged. I never expected to be picked by Razak ,” he said.

He recounted that when he finally decided to retire in 2003, he wanted to appoint Najib as his successor but Najib was still young.

“So I decided to pick Pak Lah for a term. But Pak Lah won with a big majority. He decided to stay on. But then he did badly in 2008,” Dr Mahathir said.

“Finally, when Najib became the Prime Minister succeeding Abdullah, I was so happy. My wife was happy too. He is after all the son of Razak. But unfortunately there is a lot of difference between him and his father.”

Dr Mahathir then recounted how Najib snubbed him after taking over in 2009 and how the two fell out over disagreements on certain projects and relations with Singapore.

Najib did not keep in touch with him for six months after taking over, Dr Mahathir said. “Then one day he invited me for dinner. I brought my wife because Rosmah was there”, referring to the PM’s wife Rosmah Mansor.

“I asked him why he failed to do a few things. One of the matters discussed was the crooked bridge from Johor to Singapore. He answered that there was an agreement. That is a lie. I have been the prime minister for 22 years. I know all the agreements. He did not speak to me after that.”

Dr Mahathir said he was not upset with Najib for failing to build the crooked bridge but because he allowed Singapore to dictate terms. “It is not in their territory. That is why it is crooked. But he went to ask for Singapore’s permission. Why? I was disappointed. Why was he bowing to Singapore? We are an independent country.”

He said Malaysia now wanted to build a High Speed Rail from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore “but Singapore says cannot”

He asked: “Are we under Singapore? That is what disappoints me.”

Dr Mahathir said he told Najib that if he garnered less seats than Abdullah (in the 2013 General Election) he should resign.

“He didn’t. But I continued to support him. But then he used money to garner the people’s support. He used BR1M. He wants to be popular, using government money.

“The Rakyat wants to work, not to be beggars. They want work. Graduates are jobless,” added Mahathir.

He said there was corruption, especially after the scandal in the government investment company 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

There was no way he would support a corrupt leader, Dr Mahathir said. 

And this, coming from someone whom the world once suspect, is the source of all Malaysian corruption.

Why All Malaysians Must Sign the Declaration

Strange. These enemies are now friends. And the so-called friends are now arch enemies that need to be removed!

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad held a press conference with opposition politicians and civil society leaders to kick-start a movement to oppose Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday. The press conference held at the Universiti Malaya Alumni Association clubhouse will Tun Mahathir and his once rivals in the opposition signing a declaration seeking the removal of Najib.

An array of Malaysian political leaders past and present including former foes stood together on Friday (March 4) to demand Prime Minister Najib Razak's resignation from office at a press conference chaired by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

In an unprecedented show of solidarity across the political divide, civil society leaders and opposition politicians joined their former rival Dr Mahathir to sign a declaration backing his movement to seek the removal of Mr Najib.

"We're not here as representatives of parties and NGOs (non-government organisations). We are here as citizens of Malaysia," Dr Mahathir told reporters.

The signed declaration by a total of 58 representatives on Friday entailed four demands. They included the removal of Mr Najib as Prime Minister through legal non-violent means, the removal of those who acted in concert with Mr Najib, the repeal of laws that violate fundamental rights, and the restoration of institutions whose integrity has been undermined such as the police, Bank Negara, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission(MACC) and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

Mr Muhyiddin said at the press conference yesterday that he is staying on in Umno to help "fix the party" from the inside.

Dr Mahathir had on Monday (Feb 29) quit the ruling Umno party, saying he could no longer stay in Umno because the party had turned into an organisation dedicated to supporting the scandal-plagued Najib.

He had also proposed the setting up of a core group to oust Mr Najib, and the Opposition parties had in recent days indicated their willingness to cooperate with the former premier.

Among those who were in attendance at Friday's meeting were opposition heavyweights, including Democratic Action Party leader Lim Kit Siang, Parti Keadilan Rakyat Deputy President Azmin Ali and Amanah president Mohamad Sabu.

Opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) MP Mahfuz Omar and PAS elections director Datuk Mustafa Ali also attended as concerned citizens, even though PAS had said it would opt out of the core group.

The opposition figures were flanked by their old rivals from Barisan Nasional who have been outspoken in their criticism of Mr Najib. They included Dr Mahathir's son and former Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, former Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who was suspended from the party last week, and former Malaysian Chinese Association president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik.

Other members of the core group included former Cabinet minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim and prominent voices in Malaysian civil society, including the leaders of the Bersih electoral reform group Ambiga Sreenevasan and Maria Chin Abdullah.

Mr Najib has been under pressure to step down since last year over the scandal surrounding state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) amid allegations that funds from 1MDB had been channelled into his private accounts. He has said he has not used the funds for personal gain, and has been cleared of any criminal offence or corruption.

Dismissing the declaration, the government in a statement said the move by Dr Mahathir and his allies "demonstrated the depth of their political opportunism and desperation". "There is an existing mechanism to change the Government and Prime Minister. It's called a general election. And it is the only mechanism that is lawful, democratic, and fulfils the people's will," the statement added.

Najib is the End of the RAHMAN Legacy

Datuk Seri Najib Razak is clinging on to the prime minister’s office because he is afraid, the embattled leader’s arch critic, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, said today.

The retired statesman, who is one of the prime movers in attempts to unseat the prime minister, said Najib ran the risk of being investigated and even imprisoned if he were to step down.

“It is not that he does not want to step down, he is afraid because if he does, no power can stop the investigations and he will be jailed.


 “That’s why he does not want to step down,” Dr Mahathir told a crowd of Umno members today at a high tea event organised by the Pusat Bandar Taman Cempaka Umno branch.
Najib is under fire over a RM2.6 billion “donation” from an unknown Middle Eastern country. The money was deposited into his personal accounts, a large portion of which was given ahead of the 2013 general election.

He is also under pressure over his brainchild, state investment firm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), which is facing multiple probes, including by foreign authorities, over alleged financial irregularities.

However, Najib had repeatedly stated that he would not step down, and told American fund managers and investors to ignore the “1MDB noise”.

Dr Mahathir today described Najib’s administration as “cruel” for acting against his critics.

He cited the example of sacked Umno member Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan who is currently detained under an anti-terrorism law, the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma), for lodging reports against 1MDB in other countries.

The police have said that Khairuddin’s actions amounted to using foreign enforcement agencies to put pressure on Malaysia over the 1MDB issue, and could be deemed an act of sabotage against the country.

Dr Mahathir, who led Malaysia for 22 years, also said investigators probing into 1MDB were either sacked or transferred.

He went on to question the identity person who donated the RM2.6 billion to Najib, who has said that it was normal for him as Umno president to hold donations in trust on behalf of the party.

“No person in the world will give you RM2.6 billion because they love you so much. Who is this donor? I, too, want to meet him.

“Not only we do not know who the donor was, but we don’t even know where the money went,” Dr Mahathir said, adding that Malaysians had the right to ask these questions.

Sirul Knows the Truth about Najib Involvement?

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has failed to quell the questions surrounding the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, Dr Mahathir Mohamad says.

In his latest blog post, Mahathir said: "Najib rebuts nothing. Beyond saying that the Altantuya case is old, he has rebutted nothing."

The former prime minister argued that the 2006 murder case is still relevant as the two perpetrators  were only sentenced to death in January.

"The matter is still current because the hanging is to be now. The two were released before.

"Their acquittal meant the matter was settled. But now they are to be hanged.

"Apparently they acted upon orders. Hanging them would be a travesty of justice," he added.

Mahathir was responding to Najib's FAQ, where the prime minister questioned why "influential individuals (with) many resources" are resurrecting the case and implicating him.

"If they believe (the allegations about Najib's involvement) to be true, why did they not raise it when the issue erupted eight years ago? Why now?" Najib asked.

The prime minister added it was "unfair" to ask the government to reinvestigate the case to find out who ordered the murder when the judicial process had been exhausted.

Two former police commandos, Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar, were convicted of the murder and sentenced to death.

The pair was first found guilty by the High Court inShah Alam, but later acquitted by the Court of Appeal.

However, the Federal Court on Jan 13 upheld the prosecution's appeal and convicted the pair. However, the motive of the murder was never established.

Prior to the verdict, Sirul had fled to Australia, where he is currently being held in an immigration detention centre.

Australia does not allow the deportation of those facing the death penalty back to their home countries.

In an exclusive interview with Malaysiakini, Sirul said he acted upon orders and claimed that those with a motive to murder Altantuya were still free.

Mahathir had wanted this claim to be investigated.

Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar yesterday confirmed the police are probing the matter.