Mohtar Abdullah, Gani Patail and Anti-Corruption Agency should lodge police reports against Anwar for false report if Anwar’s report against Rahim Tamby Cik on corruption was baseless and untrue

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Media Statement
by Lim Kit Siang  

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Anwar said the document stated that there is a prima facie case against Rahim under Section 2(1) of the Emergency Ordinance 22 (1970), namely:
 

• As Chairman of the Committee on the Sub-Division of Land, Malacca, he approved an application by Syarikat Dayamik for subdivision of Lot 902 without declaring his interest in the company.
• He approved an application by Syarikat Dayamik to change the conditions for Lot 1727.
• He did not declare his wealth as directed by the ACA and the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
• He made a false declaration to the Prime Minister regarding his wealth, which is an offence under Section 199 of the Penal Code (FMS Cap.45), punishable under Section 193.

Anwar said in his police report that Rahim’s wealth as of 31st May 1993 was worth RM39,782,772.69.

Anwar further alleged in his police report that the Attorney-General, Tan Sri Mohtar Abdullah, mindful of the reluctance of the Prime Minister to proceed with the case despite the existence of strong and credible evidence, proposed shielding Rahim from serious charges provided Rahim resigned from all his positions in the government, statutory bodies and his political party.

Anwar said in his police report that the document proves that Mohtar had abuses his power and obstructed the administration of justice.

These are very serious allegations, which cannot by met with a wall of silence by the highest government authorities, which was what happened with regard to Anwar’s three earlier police reports on corruption and abuses of power in high places.

If what Anwar said in his fourth police report on the corruption investigations  on Rahim Tamby Cik are untrue and baseless, then Mohtar Abdullah, Gani Patail and the ACA should lodge police reports against Anwar for the offence of making false police reports.

On the contrary, if what Anwar said is true, and there is such a document referred to by Anwar, then Malaysians are entitled to a full and satisfactory accounting by the Prime Minister, the Attorney-General and the Anti-Corruption Agency as to how they could justify such gross abuses of power, selective prosecution  and obstruction with the course of justice.

(23/8/99)