Mahathir - "Please don't jail me for the following reasons...

Perhaps anticipating another political tsunami that could spell the end of Barisan Nasional's rule at the coming polls, former UMNO strongman Dr Mahathir Mohamad has listed several reasons why he does not deserve the fate of fallen dictators such as Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and Egypt's Hosni Mubarak.

Responding to veteran DAP leader Lim Kit Siang's suggestion that Mahathir had been at the forefront of the campaign to ensure Pakatan Rakyat does not come to power due to anxieties over his future life, Mahathir said his only fear was being put behind bars on "fabricated charges".

"That I am innocent would be irrelevant. What is important is Kit Siang’s satisfaction at seeing me behind bars and more," wrote the former prime minister on his blog.

He then went on to list reasons why he did not deserve imprisonment.

Among others, Mahathir said that:

1.He had always been careful not to abuse the power as PM and chose to step down from power (on paper, Mahathir retired in 2003).

2.He has already been questioned by the police and the AG’s office several times and nothing could be "pinned on me".

3.He has not "thrown people into jail for personal reasons" or "benefitted personally" from government projects.

4.Gifts to him had been transfered to government "including a score of expensive cars".

5.He had not allowed his children to do business with the Government or stand as candidates in elections while in office.

6.His money now is savings from his salary of 29 years.

7.Except for his son Mirzan, his children did not get any scholarships.

8.He owns not many shares, other than 200 Malayan Tobacco shares bought "long before I joined the Government", apart from unit trusts issued by PNB and state governments and in a pharmacy he set up as a doctor in Alor Star. - harakahdaily


Don’t fear jail or death, Kit Siang tells Dr M

'Saya tak takut Pakatan tawan Putrajaya' - Mahathir

Bekas perdana menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad berkata beliau tidak takut Pakatan Rakyat mengambil alih kuasa - kecuali beliau akan didakwa atas pertuduhan palsu.

Beliau mengulas kenyataan ketua anggota parlimen DAP Lim Kit Siang bahawa beliau bekerja keras memastikan pembangkang tidak berjaya kerana takut dakwaan salah lalu didedahkan.

"Dia betul. Saya takut," tulis Dr Mahathir dalam blognya.

"Saya takut pada bentuk salah guna kuasa seperti sudah ditunjukkan oleh seorang pemimpin besar Pakatan yang pegawai polis kanan di pihaknya untuk menakutkan Dr Ristina Majid dan Umi Hafilda Ali supaya menarik balik surat Umi kepada saya."

Dr Mahathir Mohamad pada 31 Mei lalu dilaporkan mendakwa, tindakan Ketua Umum PKR Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mengarahkan pegawai tinggi kerajaan melakukan sesuatu bukanlah perkara yang luar biasa, lapor Utusan Malaysia.

Menurut Dr Mahathir, Anwar ketika didakwa di mahkamah sewaktu menjadi timbalan perdana menteri pada penghujung 1990-an, pernah mengarahkan polis untuk menakutkan beberapa saksi yang terlibat dalam pertuduhan salah guna kuasa dan liwat dihadapinya.

"Selain ini saya tidak takut. Saya selalu berhati-hati untuk tidak menyalahgunakan kuasa yang saya ada sebagai perdana menteri kerana saya berhati-hati untuk meletakkan jawatan dan hilang kuasa pada tahap tertentu.

"Sekiranya saya menyalahgunakan kuasa, pengkritik saya akan sangat teruja dan mendedahkan saya dan memastikan saya disumbat dalam penjara," sambung Dr Mahathir.- malaysiakini

 

Ingatkan di Masjid saja ada arahan macam ni. Dalam hutanpun pun ada...ini betoi2 kes depa kecut teloq...

cheers.