Mystery over existence of Mahdzir-Lim video
(The Star) – It’s a mystery whether there is a video of an alleged meeting late last year between former Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid and Kulim state assemblyman Lim Soo Nee.
It was purportedly held to discuss whether PKR’s Lim was willing to cross over to the Barisan Nasional.
Lim said an officer with the then Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA, now Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission or MACC) had told him that a video camera had been set up at the venue to record the discussion.
“The officer was assigned to investigate after I lodged a complaint with the ACA some time last year. I was only told that a video had been fixed. Whether the discussion was recorded or not, I do not know.
“I do not wish to say more because I do not want to jeopardise the investigation,” he said.
In response to news reports, Lim said he had never mentioned that he was offered RM5mil to leave PKR for Barisan.
“I am not crossing over to Barisan. All I said before was that I may want to quit Pakatan Rakyat and be an independent state assemblyman if the state government continues to impose policies that are unfair to certain ethnic groups,” he said.
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had claimed in Parliament on Thursday that Mahdzir had been captured on video offering Lim RM5mil to join Barisan.
MACC chief Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan had called on Anwar to forward the evidence to the commission to prove his claim that the meeting was recorded by the then ACA. Ahmad Said also called on those with information to come forward to assist investigations.
Mahdzir told reporters yesterday that he had had coffee with many elected representatives including those from PAS and PKR.
“We talked about many things, like any other politician. Meetings do not mean crossing over,” he said.
