Mahathir to probe corruption

Wed, 23 Jul 1997 | 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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