MY FEARS
Jun13 2012Leave a
Comment Written by chedet
1) Lim Kit Siang is reported to have
said that I am working hard to ensure the Opposition will not win because I am
afraid when the Opposition Government is in place, it will act against all my
“misdeeds” when I was Prime Minister.
2) No doubt he is inspired by what
happened to Gadaffi and Mubarak. He would love to see me dragged to the courts
and sentenced to death or to at least a life sentence. Maybe like Gadaffi I
would be murdered.
3) He is right. I am afraid. I am
afraid of the kind of abuse of power that has already been shown by one of
Pakatan’s great leader who got a senior police officer to frighten Dr Ristina
and Ummi Hafilda into withdrawing Ummi’s letter to me.
4) I am afraid of the fabrication of
charges so as to put me behind bars. That I am innocent would be irrelevant.
What is important is Kit Siang’s satisfaction at seeing me behind bars and
more.
5) Other than this I am not afraid.
I had always been careful not to abuse the power I had as PM because I was
mindful of having to step down and lose power at some stage. If I had abused
power my detractors would gleefully expose me and strive to put me behind bars.
6) In fact this has been tried.
7) Since retiring I have been
questioned by the police and the AG’s office several times. I was also made to
appear before a tribunal to be questioned by all and sundry, including
representatives of the Bar Council.
8) So far nothing could be pinned on me.
9) The anti-corruption people can
even now investigate whether I have ever received illegal gratifications,
whether I have detained or thrown people into jail for personal reasons,
whether I benefitted personally from any of the projects carried out during my
time.
10) I have not taken anything that
is not mine. In fact all gifts given to me, many very valuable, have been given
to the Government including a score of expensive cars. They can be seen in
Langkawi or at the old PM’s house in KL. I must admit that I ate some of the
fruits given me to prevent them from going bad.
11) I had not allowed my children to
do business with the Government or to be candidates in elections though they
have been offered several times when I was PM and President of Umno. Only after
I stepped down did I allow Mukhriz to contest.
12) Whatever money I now have is
from savings during 29 years in the Government. My salaries were not big. But
the Government took care of my housing, water and electricity, my travels. I
don’t even spend much on food as I get invitations to functions like weddings
etc.
13) I was therefore able to save my
pay and allowances.
14) Except for Mirzan, my children
did not get any scholarships. I believe Mirzan paid back what he owed MARA. He
had the scholarship before I became a Minister, in fact when I was expelled
from UMNO.
15) I have bought or been given no
shares except for 200 Malayan Tobacco shares I bought long before I joined the
Government. Other shares are the Unit Trusts issued by PNB and State
Governments which I was obliged to buy. I own shares in MICO pharmacy in Alor
Star which I set up when I was a private practitioner.
16) I am not interested in getting
rich or living a life of luxury. What I have now is far more than I had hoped
for when I was dreaming as a student. I am grateful to Allah for what I have
and for sparing me to live this long.
17) I am ready to go when my time
comes. I am conscious that all that I have will not accompany me to the grave.
18) But for as long as I can I will
work hard to prevent evil people and crooks from destroying this country that I
love.
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