Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s latest remarks about Malaysia’s football naturalisation scandal were clearly meant to sound like a statesman’s moral warning, a lecture on honesty, integrity, and national shame. But for many Malaysians, it came across as tone-deaf and hypocritical. When Mahathir condemns “powerful individuals who think they are above the law,” he conveniently forgets that his own political career was built on precisely that principle. It was during Mahathir’s long rule that Malaysia’s judiciary endured one of its darkest episodes. The 1988 judicial crisis, which saw Lord President Tun Salleh Abas and several Supreme Court judges dismissed, marked a turning point in our history. It was Mahathir’s government that eroded judicial independence, punishing judges who dared to rule against the executive. The courts were turned into tools of political convenience, and the damage took decades to repair. For someone who once insisted that “judges must follow government policy,” Mah...
Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad baru-baru ini mendakwa tiada calon yang layak untuk memimpin Sabah ketika ini. Beliau mendakwa budaya politik yang didorong oleh personaliti ahli politik, parti dan suku kaum telah menjadi isu besar dalam pembentukan kerajaan negeri yang baik. Namun, kenyataan itu merupakan kata-kata yang sinis dan tidak bertanggungjawab daripada Mahathir. Kenyataan tersebut pula datang daripada seorang bekas Perdana Menteri yang pernah 'merosakkan' politik negeri itu suatu masa dulu. SUMBER: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2018/01/01/sabahans-wont-forgive-dr-m-for-projek-ic-says-sabah-leader/1543601 Hakikatnya, ketika era pentadbiran Mahathir sebagai Perdana Menteri keempat, Sabah menjadi mangsa kepada permainan politiknya. Di bawah pentadbirannya, projek kontroversi yang dikenali sebagai 'Projek IC' atau 'Projek M' dilaksanakan, sekali gus menyebabkan perubahan besar dalam demografi, politik dan kestabilan sosial ...