Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes the rulers will intervene to
stop the alleged "abuse of power" by Prime Minister Najib Abdul
Razak.
He said this is despite no provision in the law allowing
such intervention.
"Nevertheless, there are ways and means for the rulers
to save the country form the abuses of power by Najib.
"The people look up to the rulers to save Malaysia. I
am sure the rulers will not fail them," he writes in a blog post today.
The former premier said this is why the Citizens'
Declaration, which has reportedly been signed by more than a million
Malaysians, would be sent to the rulers.
Mahathir reiterated that sending the declaration to the
rulers was the last resort.
The declaration among others called for Najib's resignation
amid allegations of corruption.
This includes the 1MDB imbroglio and RM2.6 billion found in
the prime minister's account.
Najib has been cleared of wrongdoing by the attorney-general
over the RM2.6 billion and RM42 million funnelled into his account from state
firm SRC International.
The prime minister has also denied abusing public funds, and
blamed such allegations on Mahathir and those conspiring to topple him from
power.
International agencies including in Singapore, Switzerland
and the United States are investigating the 1MDB trail of funds.One former
banker has been charged in Singapore for charges related to the 1MDB probe,
while authorities ordered the shutdown of BSI Bank branch in Singapore.
Switzerland has also started criminal proceedings against
the 143-year-old Swiss bank that had earlier been under the United States
Justice Department radar for assisting in tax evasion by moving funds across
borders incognito.
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