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Probe Dr M over RM214mil Opcom contract allegation, says Puad
Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi calls for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to be brave and ‘reopen the case’.
Puad Zarkashi says the allegations against Dr Mahathir Mohamad are a very serious matter.
PETALING JAYA: An Umno leader has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate Dr Mahathir Mohamad after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim revealed that Opcom Sdn Bhd, a company linked to Mahathir’s son, allegedly received a RM214.2 million fiber optic replacement contract 20 years ago.
Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi said it was normal for MACC to reopen old cases.
“The defence statement made by Anwar in the Shah Alam High Court is a very serious matter,” he said in a Facebook post.
“Mahathir should be investigated immediately. The prime minister has shown courage (with his statement of defence), so MACC must be even more brave.”
In his statement of defence yesterday, Anwar cited a directly negotiated contract that had been awarded to Opcom, a company in which Dr Mahathir’s third son, Mukhriz, allegedly served as director from March 30, 1994, to Oct 14, 2009.
Anwar said Telekom Malaysia Berhad issued a letter to the finance ministry seeking permission to engage in direct negotiations with Opcom in 2003.
Telekom is a government-linked company, with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MoF Inc) having the authority to reject decisions made by the board and other shareholders.
Anwar said MoF Inc was under the control and direction of Mahathir, who was both prime minister and finance minister at the time.
On May 3, Mahathir filed an RM150mil defamation suit against Anwar over the latter’s speech at a PKR congress held at Shah Alam Melawati Stadium.
Mahathir claimed that Anwar’s speech contained defamatory statements aimed at tarnishing his reputation, including allegations of personal wealth accumulation for himself, his children, and other family members, as well as providing preferential treatment or priority to individuals in high-ranking positions.
PETALING JAYA: An Umno leader has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate Dr Mahathir Mohamad after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim revealed that Opcom Sdn Bhd, a company linked to Mahathir’s son, allegedly received a RM214.2 million fiber optic replacement contract 20 years ago.
Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi said it was normal for MACC to reopen old cases.
“The defence statement made by Anwar in the Shah Alam High Court is a very serious matter,” he said in a Facebook post.
“Mahathir should be investigated immediately. The prime minister has shown courage (with his statement of defence), so MACC must be even more brave.”
In his statement of defence yesterday, Anwar cited a directly negotiated contract that had been awarded to Opcom, a company in which Dr Mahathir’s third son, Mukhriz, allegedly served as director from March 30, 1994, to Oct 14, 2009.
Anwar said Telekom Malaysia Berhad issued a letter to the finance ministry seeking permission to engage in direct negotiations with Opcom in 2003.
Telekom is a government-linked company, with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MoF Inc) having the authority to reject decisions made by the board and other shareholders.
Anwar said MoF Inc was under the control and direction of Mahathir, who was both prime minister and finance minister at the time.
On May 3, Mahathir filed an RM150mil defamation suit against Anwar over the latter’s speech at a PKR congress held at Shah Alam Melawati Stadium.
Mahathir claimed that Anwar’s speech contained defamatory statements aimed at tarnishing his reputation, including allegations of personal wealth accumulation for himself, his children, and other family members, as well as providing preferential treatment or priority to individuals in high-ranking positions.
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