Khir: There’s a plot to discredit me

Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo, who is contesting the Umno Youth chief’s post, claims there is a secret plot aimed at tarnishing his reputation in the run up to the party polls later this month.
He said the group, masterminded by someone from within Umno, collaborated with an Opposition leader to attack him during the Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting, which began on Tuesday.
Mohamad Khir said most of the allegations against him such as the issue over the purchase of real property in Mecca in 2007 and the latest, the alleged use of funds belonging to a state government subsidiary company to buy a Range Rover costing RM500,000 for use by his wife, Datin Seri Zaharah Kechik, were only raised in the Assembly sitting.
He said: “If all the allegations were true, why attack me in the State Assembly? If there is any wrongdoing, report directly to the MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission)”.
Even the total cost of his air tickets for overseas travels from the year 2000 until now had also been raised in the State Assembly sitting, he said.
He said although the total cost of his air tickets for the overseas trips amounted to RM360,000 for the eight-year period, the trips were made to attract foreign capital to the state amounting to between RM48bil and RM50bil during the period. - Bernama