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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad denied allegations that
he betrayed the country on Tuesday, after a royal inquiry
called for a criminal probe against him over a 2018 government
decision to drop claims on two disputed islets.
In a report published last week, a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) recommended 99-year-old Mahathir face investigation for the decision,
made while he was in office, to withdraw Malaysia's bid to
overturn a World Court ruling over the sovereignty of the Pedra Branca islet between Malaysia
and Singapore.
Malaysia had also requested clarification from the court on the status of another
disputed islet, according to the RCI report.
Both applications, made in 2017, were withdrawn after the election of a
coalition led by Mahathir the following year.
Mahathir told reporters on Tuesday the decision to drop the claims
had been made by the then cabinet on the advice
of legal experts.
He questioned why those government ministers had not been called as witnesses to the inquiry or to face similar
probes.
"All these people were in the cabinet meeting, if they have anything to complain or object to the decision... they could have spoken against it, but none of them said anything," he said.
The inquiry began this year after current Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called for a
review of the dropped claims.
Mahathir described the RCI as politically motivated and aimed at destroying his reputation. He rejected accusations by Anwar that
the inquiry's findings revealed treachery on the part of Mahathir's government.
"If I am treacherous, then so was my deputy (at the time)," he said, referring to
Anwar's wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who was deputy
premier during Mahathir's tenure.
Mahathir and Anwar, his former protégé-turned-rival,
have been locked in an on-off feud that has shaped Malaysian politics for decades.
The pair mended fences to oust the long-ruling Barisan Nasional government in 2018, but their coalition collapsed in less
than two years amid infighting.
Anwar became prime minister in 2022 promising to tackle corruption but has faced accusations from some critics of targeting political foes.
He has denied the accusations, saying he does not interfere in court cases.
(Reporting by Ashley Tang; Writing by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Kate Mayberry) |
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