Mat Zain, who retired in 2001 and is among the vocal critics of former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan and attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail, has been rumoured to soon be emulating former Bukit Aman CID chief Fauzi Shaari in joining PAS.
"Many people say Fauzi is there, so I should join too. But I have no intention whatsoever for the moment," he said.
However, he did not rule it out completely."But you'll never know about tomorrow," said the camera-shy ex-cop.
Mat Zain also dismissed rumours that he was supposed to be a speaker at a Pakatan Rakyat event in Kedah earlier this year, stressing that he did not receive any official invitation.
He said Pakatan leaders may have had internal discussions among themselves to invite him to speak after reading the many articles he has written on current political issues.
"But even if I was asked, I wouldn't have gone (to the rally). I have no intention (to be a politician). I know I can't be a politician," he said.
Mat Zain denies opposition link
Asked to respond to Musa's accusations that his detractors may have been paid by the opposition to make damning allegations against him because he was the investigating officer in Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim's Sodomy I case, Mat Zain scoffed at the idea.
"He must accept there is no one trying to bring him down. Rather, (it was) him being over-ambitious that was his own undoing.
"Who disclosed about his brother (Fuad, whom Musa said lobbied in Anwar's favour in 1998) if not himself?
"Who disclosed that he privately took (Anwar's blood samples for a DNA test). So how can you say other people want to bring you down?" said Mat Zain.
Musa (right),
he said, should face the music as he had conceded that in the case of
his brother, he did not take any action against the then Ulu Klang
assemblyperson for alleged interference in police work.He said Musa, as a former top police official and university lecturer, must be aware that an attempt to commit a crime is a crime by itself, and he should know the consequence of his own admissions.
"What Fuad did at that point in time can be classified as 'corrupt practices' as defined under Section 2(1) Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance whereby Fuad can be said to have used or attempted to use his position or office for his pecuniary or other advantage.
"This is the exact law that Anwar was charged with and later convicted and sentenced to six years' imprisonment," he said.
'How much can Anwar pay me?'
As a remedy, Musa should lodged a report against Fuad for an offence under the MACC Act 2009 or the Prevention of Corruption Act 1997, he said.
Alternatively, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) can initiate its own investigations on what Musa had revealed.
Fuad, Musa's younger brother, is now the Special Affairs Department (Jasa) director-general.
Mat Zain had in the past described Musa's retelling of the incident relating to Fuad as a "good drama script".
Mat
Zain also refuted accusations that he is a paid critic of the present
government as he argued that it is illogical for him to do so if his
main goal was money."If I wanted money, I should go and see (Prime Minister) Najib (Abdul Razak) and (his wife) Rosmah (Mansor), why should I keep banging them (Musa and Abdul Gani)?
"How much can Anwar give me?" he asked.
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