Mahathir had always claimed that it has never been his intention to create a “legacy” in the local scene. He had numerously touched on the subject of his children’s massive wealth, for example, as one that is as a result of hard work than the affiliation with the family name itself. But the reality is hard to ignore when the accumulated wealth of Mirzan, Mokhzani and Marina totals up to more the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of over a hundred countries.
For example, the Sarawak state government in 1994 gave logging approval of around 1,000 hectares of timber to TANJUNG TIARA SDN BHD. Who was the lucky owner of Tanjung Tiara? No other than Mukhriz Mahathir, who not only a shareholder of Tanjung Tiara – but also served as its chairman.
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So, what did Tanjung Tiara or Mukhriz Mahathir do to deserve such a gold mine falling on their laps? According to the legal advisor to the Sarawak government F
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Analysis: Resurfaced Pandora and Panama papers cast doubt over Malaysia’s probes into Daim and Mahathir’s families
SUSPECT TIMING OF INVESTIGATIONS?
Some politicians have questioned MACC’s explanation that the investigations into both Mr Daim and Mr Mirzan are part of the anti-graft agency’s probe into the Pandora and Panama Papers which began in August 2022.
Senior lawyer and former minister in the prime minister’s department for legal affairs and judicial reforms Zaid Ibrahim told CNA that the time gap between when the documents were published and the fact that the investigations were only conducted recently triggers a legitimate perception that the probes are done selectively.
“It looks like (political persecution) to me because it has been so many years (since the allegedly illegal transactions were done),” said the former United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) member.
Mr Daim had said in the wake of the leak in 2021 that his business dealings, as revealed in the P
