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Mahathir being investigated in anti-graft probe involving his sons
Mahathir has condemned the questioning of his son by the country’s anti-graft agency, calling it “selective” and driven by his political rivalry with the sitting government.
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reacts during a news conference at Putrajaya, Malaysia (Reuters/Reuters)
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ormer Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is among individuals being investigated in connection with a graft probe involving his sons, Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission chief Azam Baki said in televised remarks on Thursday.
Mahathir has condemned the questioning of his son by the country’s anti-graft agency, calling it “selective” and driven by his political rivalry with the sitting government.
The 98-year-old former two-time leader is a political rival and fierce critic of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who came to power in 2022 vowing to stamp out high-level corruption.
In January, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) summoned 66-year-old Mirzan Mahathir, the former premier’s eldest son, for questioning over his business activities and to declare all his assets in and outside the country within 30 days.
The MACC order is part of the anti-graft agency’s probe following revelations contained in the so-called Panama Papers, “as well as his business activities involving the sale and purchase of government-linked companies”, it said in a statement last week.
The agency said in August 2022 it started probing “entities linked and named” in the Pandora and Panama papers, which shined a light on tax evasion by the rich and powerful around the world.
