The
story in an article published by Finance Twitter dated December 7, 2022
titled RM600 Billion Covid Scandal – Muhyiddin & His Band Of Crooks
Could Be Charged For Money Laundering & CBT could be one of the
reasons why it may happen
Power hungry
When Tan Sri
Muhyiddin Yassin confronted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun
Abdul Razak over the infamous 1MDB scandal in 2015, he was sacked.
However, the former deputy prime minister did not go against his boss
because he was disgusted with the corruption and money laundering
involving the 1Malaysia Development Bhd sovereign funds. Rather,
power-hungry Muhyiddin saw an opportunity.
Muhyiddin was as corrupt as Najib
Muhyiddin
saw the 1MDB scandal as his best chance to topple and subsequently
replace his scandal-plagued boss. Make no mistake – he was as corrupt as
Najib. After all, it was Muhyiddin as Agriculture Minister who approved
the dubious RM250 million loan to Minister Tan Sri Shahrizat Jalil on
October 27, 2006 on a project called NFC (National Feedlot Corporation) –
popularly known as Cowgate Scandal.
Muhyiddin-Mahathir combined
If
you believe Mahiaddin (Muhyiddin) didn’t get his cut, you should also
believe that Joe Biden is still a virgin. Mahiaddin thought he could
easily pressure Najib to resign. But he was incredibly shocked when the
PM boldly fired him instead. He cried and ran to former PM Mahathir
Mohamad, who kindly welcomed him and together they fought Najib by
joining forces with opposition Pakatan Harapan.
Backdoor prime minister
When
Najib-led Barisan Nasional government lost power for the first time in
the 2018 General Election, Mahiaddin again saw his golden opportunity.
He finally became the 8th Prime Minister – through the backdoor – when
he betrayed his friends and allies, withdrawing support for the Pakatan
Harapan government and formed Perikatan Nasional regime with defeated
Barisan Nasional and extremist PAS Islamist party.
Parliament was shut down
Not
only Mahiaddin was Malaysia’s first backdoor prime minister, his
legitimacy was being questioned as he had never allowed the Parliament
to table a vote of confidence. When he was sworn in on March 1, 2020, he
did not have the minimum 112 MPs to form a simple majority government
in the 222-seat Parliament. He shut down the Parliament under the
pretext of fighting Covid-19.
State of Emergency
Ruling
with absolute power during a State of Emergency, there were no check and
balance during Muhyiddin’s 17-month regime. From confusion over
lockdown rules and snail-paced vaccination to U-turns in policies and
double standards in enforcing restrictions, the backdoor government that
came to power thru treachery and betrayal was pressing the wrong
buttons for months.
