Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohammad's two eldest sons believe that their 98-year-old father is the real target of Malaysia's ongoing corruption probe. Mirzan Mahathir, 65, and Mokhzani Mahathir, 63, are currently assisting in investigations by the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) which started in January this year.
The former Malaysian premier's sons claimed in a Bloomberg interview on March 23 that Mahathir is the real target of Malaysia's ongoing corruption probe.Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohammad's two eldest sons believe that their 98-year-old father is the real target of Malaysia's ongoing corruption probe.
In the interview held at Kuala Lumpur, Mokhzani said: "My father is the primary suspect. We are witnesses to whatever it is that they are investigating." The sons told Bloomberg that although they have received two extensions of the original February deadlines and are working with company secretaries and accountants to file the asset declarations requested by the MACC, it is a "near impossible task".
The papers are part of investigations into offshore business records revealed by a journalism consortium.