Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin cannot afford to have Umno MPs convicted in their existing graft charges as it could mean losing his razor-thin majority in the Dewan Rakyat, said former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
For this reason, Mahathir cast doubt on Muhyiddin's promise not to interfere in the ongoing graft cases against Umno leaders.
He said among the Umno MPs facing graft charges include Najib Abdul Razak (Pekan), Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Bagan Datuk), Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (Putrajaya), Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (Baling), Ahmad Maslan (Pontian) and Bung Moktar Radin (Kinabatangan).
"There are now 114 MPs who support Muhyiddin, only three more than half of the Dewan Rakyat (111 members).
"If the six MPs are found guilty by the court, they will be disqualified as MPs. With that, Muhyiddin would only be left with 108 MPs - less than half.
"Therefore, Muhyiddin's government will fall. That is why Muhyiddin (below) will ensure the six MPs are found not guilty," Mahathir said in a blog post today.
Mahathir also highlighted the prosecution's decision to drop the corruption charges against Najib's step-son Riza Abdul Aziz and former Sabah chief minister Musa Aman after Muhyiddin's Perikatan Nasional took power.
"The six will surely be found not guilty, then Muhyiddin will be safe.
"The world will laugh at this backdoor government twisting the law. The guilty is not guilty. The losers are the winners. Well done.
"A new norm is born," Mahathir said sarcastically.
Muhyiddin was sworn in as the new prime minister on March 1 after Mahathir refused to lead a new coalition he put together comprising Bersatu, BN, PAS, GPS, PBS and STAR.
Muhyiddin had pulled Bersatu out of Pakatan Harapan, leading to the collapse of the Harapan government that came to power in the 2018 general election.
Mahathir is working on a counter-coup plan with Harapan but Muhyiddin appears to have the upper hand in the party.
The premier is reportedly considering snap polls if Mahathir succeeds. - Mkini
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