DO YOUR JOB, RAID NAJIB'S HOME - Dr M tells tax authorities

Has the taxman ever paid a visit to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak

That's the question posed by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who wants to know how much the Inland Revenue Board has collected from Najib.

"The income tax people are always on the lookout for people who live beyond their means. They would raid these people and would force them to pay additional tax, should they feel that the culprits have not paid up fully on their wealth.

"But of late, we see some selectivity in the focus of the income tax people," Mahathir wrote in his blog today.

He said Najib's wealth has been attributed to business interests, which meant the prime minister would have to pay additional income taxes

"If he made so much money from business, he should have paid income tax. Have the income tax people investigated him regarding his business profits?

"How much tax has he paid? It is a secret of course. But I hope it is not a cover-up," Mahathir added. - M'kini