PUTRAJAYA: Former two-time Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he is prepared to be investigated should there be any accusations against him.
He said his bank accounts, Inland Revenue Board statements and others are all readily available for access by enforcement agencies.
"I'm prepare to be investigated, you can check all my bank accounts, Inland Revenue Board statements and everything the government can have access.
"The government can also ask Petronas whether is it true I made billions. You can investigate that.
"I was told that my name (has been linked to) wrongdoings so that is what I should face (investigation)," he told reporters today.
Dr Mahathir also refuted claims by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that he had stolen government funds.
He challenged Anwar to make a statutory declaration that he has taken billions of ringgit in government funds and provide the evidence.
"I have asked him to present the evidence but there's no such evidence. I asked him to retract and explain his evidence but there's no response.
"Now the case is in court for defamation that I have stolen billions. So show your boxes of evidence including bank statements that I have stolen the funds but he said it's a government secret.
"What is still a secret when you already told the whole world that you have the evidence? Show your evidence," he said.
Last year, Dr Mahathir filed a RM150 million suit and alleged that Anwar had defamed him by accusing him of being racist and enriching himself and his family members during his 22-year tenure as prime minister.
He claimed Anwar made the impugned statement in his speech during PKR's special national congress held at the Melawati Stadium in Shah Alam on March 18.
During the special congress, Anwar had referred to someone "who in the past had been in power for 22 years and an additional 22 months" as taking advantage of his position to enrich himself and his family.
Anwar, who did not specify any name during his speech, also said this person had complained about the Malays losing everything when he was no longer in power.
On April 7, Anwar said he would provide evidence of Dr Mahathir exploiting his position to benefit himself and his family when the latter was in power.