Mahathir admits he wanted Shafee to prosecute Anwar

FMT - Yes, I told Shafee to lead Sodomy II prosecution, says Dr M:

Mahathir & his Pribumi's 

PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad today confirmed that he had suggested that Muhammad Shafee Abdullah lead the prosecution team against Anwar Ibrahim during the sodomy trial four years ago, but said it was after the Umno lawyer warned him that the then attorney-general (AG) would not be able to secure a conviction.

Mahathir said Shafee had approached him and complained that then AG Abdul Gani Patail could not win the case for the prosecution.

“Shafee wanted so much to become the AG. He came to see me. He said the AG cannot win against Anwar in Sodomy II,” Mahathir told reporters at the PPBM headquarters today, when asked about Shafee’s claim that it was Mahathir’s idea for him to lead the prosecution of Anwar.

“I said if you think you can win, you see Najib lah,” Mahathir said, referring to former prime minister Najib Razak.

Shafee had said that his appointment to lead the prosecution team was one of the six demands made by Mahathir for Najib in exchange for support for his administration.

M: Jibby boy, get that treacherous bastard
N: but Tun, Gani will be furious if I interfere
A: fCk Gani, do it if you want my support

On Shafee, Mahathir said today: “According to him, I love him so much. You think now I am fighting Najib (Razak) because I love Shafee so much?”
Mahathir added that his meeting with Shafee took place when he was still in good terms with Najib.

Anwar was charged and convicted with sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. He spent more than three years serving his five-year jail term, before he was released following a royal pardon in the aftermath of the May 9 polls.

What might have been Shafee's motive and what might have been Mahathir's then-attitude towards the lawyer, the fact is that Mahathir has now admitted to doing what Shafee has accused him of, namely:

He (Mahathir) had demanded of Najib that Shafee lead the prosecution team against Anwar Ibrahim in the Sodomy II trials.

Of course as usual he tambah (added) words to show it was Shafee's personal desire to become AG that made Shafee persuade him so (to demand of Najib that Shafee lead the prosecution against Anwar.

Mahathir has always used such pathetic excuses to wriggle out of his responsibilities.

In a previous post Bombshell - how Mahathir kowtim-ed Anwar Ibrahim kaukau I wrote (extracts only):

What a bloody bombshell - it exploded right in front of Maddy's face. And it's not that Anwar has been unaware of Maddy stabbing him every now & then - they have been and still are mortal foes.

But I find it reasonably plausible as I have often written how Maddy hates Anwar with a vengeance - once the Old Man hates you, he'll be out to get you, and kaukau too.

The three persons he hates MOST are Anwar Ibrahim, KJ (sometimes Maddy whacks AAB because of KJ but the s-i-l is the real target) and today of course Najib. [...]

... everyone of his arch-foes had something to do with one of his sons - no one fCk around with Maddy's sons.

Anyway, back to the bombshell by Shafee, as I said, it isn't implausible that Mahathir wanted to kowtim Anwar kaukau. He hates Anwar invincibly, thus I have often said, he won't give up the PM seat to Anwar.

One of the ways is to fCk up Anwar's chances in the coming by-election organised for the PKR Boss. And that has been why PKR is keeping it highly confidential where Anwar will be contesting, apart from throwing a few red herrings around.

Pre-knowledge of the constituency Anwar will be contesting will be a danger to Anwar's chances as SABOTAGE is most likely. If Anwar fails his by-election, he is totally kaput.

Related:

(1) Bay-Chay-Tian.

(2) Friendly Fire for Anwar Ibrahim.