Mahathir to probe corruption

Wed, 23 Jul 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
returned home yesterday vowing to attack corruption after a two-
month break abroad which took him to Europe, the Middle East and
Japan.

"It is necessary to clean things up. We are not going for a
witch-hunt. We will act against people who commit wrongdoing,"
Mahathir told a televised news conference at Subang International
Airport.

His remarks followed a weekend conference on corruption
organized by ruling and opposition parties as well as non-
governmental organizations.

After leaving Kuala Lumpur on May 19, Mahathir visited
Britain, Hungary, Pakistan, Lebanon, France and Japan.

While he was officially on vacation, the 71-year-old prime
minister took advantage of his visits to foreign countries to
promote Malaysian business interests including a proposed
Multimedia Super Corridor project.

Before leaving the country, Mahathir said he needed "some time
to sit down to do something and to refresh my mind."

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