Not enough with the previous accusation, Tun Mahathir’s former political secretary Matthias Chang upped the stake on Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, asking him to publicly declare when the latter was informed of the "legal complications" in building the bridge unilaterally and who had advised him.

"If after Mahathir retires, he (Syed Hamid) got the new legal advisor to give legal advice that the bridge cannot be built because of legal impediment, then why did he continue (with negotiations until the project was scrapped)?" […]

"If he (Syed Hamid) thinks he is not responsible for the fiasco, he must expose who is behind him! Who fed him the wrong information? If he thinks it’s unfair in calling for his resignation, then he must let the people know who gave him wrong information or advice. Who asked him or directed him to behave the way he behaved as a chief negotiator, foreign minister and advisor?" […]

"In Japan, when a plane crashed, the transport minister resigned. It doesn’t mean that when the cabinet made an unanimous decision, it is a right decision. If the decision arises because of lack of information or that the cabinet was misled, whether it is unanimous or not does not make it right."

Pick up the ball, Syed Hamid. It’s in your court all the time.

(SOURCE: Malaysiakini, 22 April 2006)

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