I will not stop criticising Najib, Dr M says

Former PM refuses to divulge information on what transpired between him and the police and says he is even unsure what he is being probed about.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who was visited by three police officers today has refused to divulge any information to the media over what transpired between them and him and his team of lawyers but said it would not stop him from continuing to criticise Prime Minister Najib Razak.

When met by reporters outside the Albukhary Foundation building here today, Mahatir did however say he had refused to answer the questions posed to him by the police.

He did not however elaborate if it pertained to only certain questions or all the questions the police asked of him.

“They asked questions, I said I will not answer. I don’t censor anything,” Mahathir said.

When asked on which section he was being investigated under, Mahathir admitted that he himself was not privy to the information and said, “It’s up to them, I don’t know. It’s up to them.”

Asked if he would leave Umno after this morning’s questioning, Mahathir simply said, “No no no.”

Earlier today, three Bukit Aman police officers paid Mahathir a visit at his office to take his statements over several incidents, his lawyer, Haniff Khatri Abdulla told reporters.

Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar had told the media much earlier that Mahathir would be questioned over comments he made when he attended the Bersih 4 rally on August 29 and 30 as several police reports had been lodged against him.

Mahathir, 90, has been on a public campaign to get Najib to step down as prime minister on allegations of corruption linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and a RM2.6 billion donation deposited in his private bank accounts in 2013.