Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, the deputy minister of international trade and industry said that the government or the ministry will not need to look into the recent report the Global Financial Integrity that claimed that Malaysia is the fifth highest in illicit financial outflows amounting to more than USD291 billion or RM888 billion between 2000 and 2008 widely contributed by corruption and mismanagement of funds. Mukhriz said that there is no relevance in the report and its figures and that it’s claims were quite ‘bizarre’. Hence, there is no necessity to look into the claims.
He said "We do not see the need to look into it. If you go through the report, they have made quite a few bizarre claims against several countries. Going by Bank Negara's figures, we know how much exactly is going out so you can hardly consider those figures (from GFI) as factual.” His statement was in contrary to that said by Datuk Donald Lim, the Deputy Finance Minister that Bank Negara is actually investigating GFI’s claims which they will report to the public soon.
DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang hit back at Mukhriz saying that “How could Mukhriz publicly contradict the prime minister and deputy finance minister's statements, even countermanding them by dismissing the GFI report as 'bizarre' and declaring that the government would not look into the GFI claims? Is Mukhriz' 'bizarre' dismissal of the GFI report ... a pre-emptive strike by (Mukhriz' father) Dr Mahathir Mohamad to forestall full inquiry into corruption and financial scandals under Mahathir's premiership? A full-fledged inquiry into GFI revelation of RM888 billion illicit capital outflows from 2000 to 2008 because of corruption and bad governance must involve re-opening investigations into the many corruption and financial scandals of the Mahathir era,”
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Remember this man? HE came into the picture of the 'cabinet' lately as a 'deputy' but now is taking over the place of the PM who put him in , instead of Khairy Umno youth leader. This man Mukhriz now more powerful that the PM and the rest, telling that there is no need of an investigation of RM 888 billion outflow into foreign country. He istrying to shield his father Mahathir and his family members. It has been reported that the father, mother, sister and brothers including himselg have deposits in the Israeli bank, whem in fact Mahathir put a show of calling the Jews "ZIONISTS". What a double headed and double tongued man is Mahathir! Now his son Mukhriz is attempting to block any investigatin into this RM 888 billion question!
The rakyat wonder why Najib places him into the cabinet, knnowing full well the character of this person... who has ridiculed former pm Pak Lah. Like father like son. Surely this family has a lot of secrets to hide and can Najib is really willing to allow the investigation take root? Or Najib is also under the thumb of the old man, like in Singapore Lee kuan yew who is still the controlling 'factor'?
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