Government prosecutors in a RM12.5bil PKFZ trial were stumped when former premier Mahathir Mohamd appeared to back former Transport apportion Ling Liong Sik's claim which he had not cheated a Cabinet, as well as therefore was not guilty of a charges pressed by a current administration.
"As far as we can remember, no Cabinet part of objected to (the cost) of a project," Mahathir pronounced in a High Court in Kuala Lumpur today.
The 87-year-old Mahathir, who ruled Malaysia with a fist of iron, was a centre of courtesy upon Monday. Known for his penchant for a limelight, Mahathir did not disappoint.
He dismayed a courtroom when he disclosed which he had already told a military which he had not been cheated. He even recounted how a single of a officers who available his matter had remarked which if they had well known that, they would not have charged Ling. It right away stays how Prime Minister Najib Razak's supervision will ensue with a trial.
Not a convincing personality or witness
Meanwhile, attention-grabbing yet Mahathir's sworn statement was, not all were impressed.
"We should direct ! full avo wal of a Cabinet papers upon PKFZ as RM12.5bil of a people's income was involved. This is a largest scandal in Malaysian story involving a apex of energy as well as a many volume of money. We must not allow Umno-BN to sensationalize as well as create a circus to lead us turn as well as turn until a pass issues have been forgotten. And their tip leaders escape scot-free from all a corruption misdeeds."
Political play forward of GE-13?
"We have regularly confirmed which a Ling trial was an eyewash for Umno-BN, a valve for Najib to release a vigour from tip Umno leaders involved. Umno blamed Tee Keat because he was a MCA boss as well as insisted upon making public a Pricewaterhouse audit upon PKFZ. When a public clamoring for action grew too strong, Najib as well as Umno punished a MCA leaders similar to Ling as well as Chan Kong Choy," PKR clamp boss Tian Chua toldMalaysia Chronicle.
"But PKFZ is a BN project involving not just MCA though additionally alternative BN leaders. There is no approach so much income can be lost without all of them together with Umno as well as MCA agreeing as well as co-ordinating with each other. We additionally have regularly expected Ling would somehow 'escape'. Maybe this is his cue. Mahathir gets to play a hero as well as set free a little credit from a Chinese village which right away unequivocally despises him, while Najib gets to soothe back a little of a stormy Chinese feathers before GE-13."
The 69-year-old former ride apportion is charged underneath Section 417 as well as 418 of a Penal Code for mean action a Cabin! et by se lf-denial sum of a conditions as well as conditions agreed in between Land owners Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd as well as a Port Klang Authority.
An ex-MCA president, Ling is additionally charged with on purpose concealing a actual cost of a land, which was valued at RM21 psf by JPPH, as well as for failing to reveal an interest of 7.5% per year over as well as above a cost of a land at RM25 psf.
Ling had final week announced plans to call all 3 prime ministers to testify. Apart from Mahathir, a premiers involved Abdullah Badawi who was PM from 2003 to 2009 as well as current Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Malaysia Chronicle
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