KUALA LUMPUR: More 'worrying' facts on how Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his son Tan Sri Mokhzani had accumulated enormous wealth will be revealed if the duo fail to respond to allegations raised by non-governmental organisation Jaringan Melayu Malaysia (JMM).
JMM president Azwanddin Hamzah said he was still waiting for the two to react following a press conference which alleged that Mokhzani had become rich when Mahathir was the prime minister for two decades.
“We are still waiting for their response at the moment. JMM will continue to work on getting more facts on how they had amassed such wealth.
“If they don't respond, we will bare more facts and how they made it,” Azwanddin said.
It was reported that Azwanddin, in a press conference several days ago, had called on Dr Mahathir or Mokhzani to come clean on the source of wealth which has been amassed over a short time.
Azwanddin said this after JMM allegedly received information on a fleet of 18 luxury vehicles that supposedly owned by Mokhzani, said to be worth RM36.2 million.
Azwanddin had said that Dr Mahathir must explain if Mokhzani's accumulation of wealth began while his father was the premier back then.
Mokhzani, said Azwanddin, must also clarify on the collection of cars, and added that he would raise the matter with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission if there was inaction from the two.
A report with the MACC would pave way for the matter to be investigated if there are any elements of misappropriation of funds or abuse of power when Dr Mahathir was prime minister.
Azwanddin said he was confident with what he had raised as he has clear evidence.
Mokhzani and Tun Mahathir are welcomed to initiate legal action if it was untrue, he added.
Mokhzani, in an immediate response to the report, was quoted in an online portal as saying that 'he had given enough interviews on companies he had shares in or work in'.
“Various magazines have published what these companies are worth, which then extends to what the shareholders are worth. Nothing more to add. All info in public domain," Mokhzani was quoted as saying.