A PM CANNOT ORDER THE MACC OR THE POLICE? - 'PERENNIAL LIARS' ANWAR & MAHATHIR TOLD TO STOP THEIR 'SICILIAN THING' - ONE TOLD TO FOCUS ON REAL PROBLEMS & THE OTHER TO STOP BEING A RACIST
Forgetful me, sharp Tun M: End the "Sicilian Thing" in Malaysian politics
A call for focus on real problems
TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s fourth and seventh prime minister, grabbed headlines with his latest press conference. He's on the mark, raising points that stir the pot:
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, he said, became PM by chance, not choice.
Dr Mahathir highlighted ignored inquiries: his own and associates' under the lens, but Azam Baki's (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner) dubious shareholdings? Not so much.
Investigating him, he quipped, is a cakewalk for the government.
He threw shade at the 'get-out-of-jail-free' card given to Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in the Yayasan Akalbudi case.
Dr Mahathir insisted his days as PM were cleaner, claiming he never twisted the law to his advantage.
Echoing his chat on Khairy Jamaluddin's Keluar Sekejap podcast, he suggested high-profile investigations happened on merit, not on his say-so.
Is Dr Mahathir hinting that Prime Ministers don't green-light probes into VIPs, and that our police and anti-corruption squad are autonomously cracking cases?
Towards the end, he stated, "I can't order arrests... PMs don't do that." But then, a journalist brought up Ops Lalang, to which Dr Mahathir challenged, "Show me the proof, then let Azam Baki probe me."
Back in March 2023, he defended himself over Ops Lalang, saying the police called the shots, not him.
Dr Mahathir's narrative paints our enforcement as world-class, almost FBI-esque.
Yet, reality bites: we still hear about petty bribes and corruption.
Written by Sinar Daily
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