Petronas Fired Mahathir Mohamad
Sabtu, 12 Maret 2016 - 11:41 WIB
Petronas Fired Mahathir Mohamad
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KUALA LUMPUR - Former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is no longer Petronas adviser following a unanimous decision by Cabinet to terminate his appointment.
“Cabinet decided that since Tun Mahathir is no longer supporting the current Government, he should no longer hold any position related to the Government. Therefore, the Cabinet today agreed unanimously to terminate the appointment of Tun Mahathir as advisor to Petronas,” said a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as reported Straits Times.
The PMO said on Friday that Cabinet had discussed Dr Mahathir’s actions, particularly in launching the so-called “Citizens’ Declaration” with Opposition leaders last week.
“The declaration aims to topple the democratically elected Government led by the Prime Minister, and is therefore against the law and the Federal Constitution,” it said.
Last Friday, Dr Mahathir and other signatories, including former deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, former Kedah mentri besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang, former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, PAS election director Datuk Mustafa Ali and former Kita president Datuk Zaid Ibrahim signed a declaration calling for Najib’s removal.
Pressure on Mr. Najib has grown since The Wall Street Journal reported last year that government investigators had found that hundreds of millions of dollars had entered his personal bank accounts via banks, companies and other entities linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd., or 1MDB, the state investment fund.
Mr. Najib, 62 years old, has denied wrongdoing or taking money for personal gain. The 1MDB fund also has denied wrongdoing or paying any funds to the personal accounts of the prime minister, and has said it is cooperating with investigations. Malaysia’s attorney general said the funds were a legal political donation from Saudi Arabia and that most of the money was returned.
Dr Mahathir was appointed as Petronas adviser after he stepped down as the prime minister in 2003. He remains the chairman of Proton Holdings Bhd, a post to which he was appointed in June 2014.
“Cabinet decided that since Tun Mahathir is no longer supporting the current Government, he should no longer hold any position related to the Government. Therefore, the Cabinet today agreed unanimously to terminate the appointment of Tun Mahathir as advisor to Petronas,” said a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as reported Straits Times.
The PMO said on Friday that Cabinet had discussed Dr Mahathir’s actions, particularly in launching the so-called “Citizens’ Declaration” with Opposition leaders last week.
“The declaration aims to topple the democratically elected Government led by the Prime Minister, and is therefore against the law and the Federal Constitution,” it said.
Last Friday, Dr Mahathir and other signatories, including former deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, former Kedah mentri besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang, former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, PAS election director Datuk Mustafa Ali and former Kita president Datuk Zaid Ibrahim signed a declaration calling for Najib’s removal.
Pressure on Mr. Najib has grown since The Wall Street Journal reported last year that government investigators had found that hundreds of millions of dollars had entered his personal bank accounts via banks, companies and other entities linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd., or 1MDB, the state investment fund.
Mr. Najib, 62 years old, has denied wrongdoing or taking money for personal gain. The 1MDB fund also has denied wrongdoing or paying any funds to the personal accounts of the prime minister, and has said it is cooperating with investigations. Malaysia’s attorney general said the funds were a legal political donation from Saudi Arabia and that most of the money was returned.
Dr Mahathir was appointed as Petronas adviser after he stepped down as the prime minister in 2003. He remains the chairman of Proton Holdings Bhd, a post to which he was appointed in June 2014.
(rnz)
