Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak might not even hold the next general elections, according to Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

“It is within his power to do so. Laws would not bother him,” he said in a blog posting today.

Mahathir claimed that Najib could declare a security situation or state of emergency even if there was none and suspend the constitution.

“In this, he would have the full support of Umno and BN leaders. They all know that their leader is abusing his power.

“They all know about the investigations and accusations levelled at Najib by investigators in foreign countries. They all know of the reports by the US Department of Justice, the arrests, and closure of banks in Singapore in the 1MDB scandals...” he added.