Mukhriz Mahathir has questioned if the Malaysian variant of democracy meant that when a leader is elected, he is given a blank cheque with regard to abusing public funds.
“Does it also provide a leader with the inalienable right to do as he pleased with the hope and trust the people have placed on him?
“Does it mean being exempted from responsibility for public monies embezzled by interested parties, relatives and friends to buy lavish properties overseas, pay gambling debts, buy private jets, expensive artwork and produce a ‘soft porn’ movie?” he asked.
The former Kedah menteri besar said the perception being created is that there is a massive conspiracy involving domestic and foreign quarters to topple Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his government through undemocratic means.
“Does this make sense?” he asked in a Facebook post.
Mukhriz said the question to be asked is whether Najib being elected unopposed as Umno president meant that the people had chosen him as prime minister as well.
“Does the narrow victory in the last general election, in the absence of the 1MDB, RM2.6 billion and SRC International issues, legitimise his wrongdoings now?
“When did the people give Najib permission to misappropriate public monies amounting to billions through 1MDB?” he asked.
Najib has denied abusing public funds and blamed such allegations on Mukhriz’s father, former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and those attempting to engineer his downfall.
Attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali has also cleared the prime minister of any wrongdoing.
Yesterday, Umno Youth vice chief Khairul Azwan Harun filed a police report alleging a high-level conspiracy against Najib and the government.
He named former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akthar Aziz, outgoing Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Abu Kassim Mohamed and ex-attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail.
Khairul claimed the three are suspected of providing classified information to foreign agencies, including the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI), without authorisation.
He also accused them of providing falsified information to these agencies.
The police report came in the wake of the United States Department of Justice’s court filings to seize assets allegedly purchased with money misappropriated from 1MDB.
Meanwhile, Mukhriz said the impression given is that whoever questioned 1MDB is violating democratic principles.
“It is assumed that a leader or government chosen by the people through a democratic process has immunity from any legal action if found to be guilty of corruption and breach of trust.
“Najib, his ministers, Umno supreme council members and several hired NGO leaders accuse those who raise the 1MDB case as movers of a coup d’etat...
“Tun Mahathir, Tan Sri (former deputy prime minister) Muhyiddin Yassin, (former minister) Dato' Seri Shafie Apdal, myself, Pakatan Harapan leaders, NGO leaders, and the latest, the DOJ and FBI have also not escaped from this charge,” he added.
Mukhriz also pointed out that Najib’s ouster prior to the next general election would not mean BN would lose federal power.
“Wouldn’t a MP with majority support replace him? Does this mean BN would fall? Of course not,” he said.-Mkini
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