Will Najib Razak became the second "victim" Dr M?

KUALA LUMPUR -- Six years ago, the former leader of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, plays an important role in lowering the prime minister. Now he's trying to do it again, demanding Prime Minister Najib Razak to resign, as the political responsibility over the country's economic problems.

Dr Mahathir, who ruled Malaysia for 22 years until he retired in 2003, has been attacked Najib for weeks, related to problems in 1Malaysia Development Bhd, or 1MDB, which has more than $ 11 billion in debt. Now, the state-owned Malaysian company was relying on government cash injection. Last month, Dr Mahathir called for a police investigation of how the fund is managed.

On Saturday, Dr. Mahathir, who is now 89 years old, went further, openly called for Mr Najib to step down. He said, it is the only way to perpetuate UMNO, the party that has ruled Malaysia for more than half a century., To be able to stay in power.
"If they want to survive, I think they need to replace the prime minister," said Dr Mahathir told reporters after attending a forum in Kuala Lumpur.

Dr Mahathir still has a very strong influence in UMNO. The impasse with Mr Najib, reflecting the same quarrel with another prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Mahathir substitute that he handpicked to succeed him. After a disappointing election results in 2008, Dr. Mahathir and other top leaders in UMNO, moving against Abdullah, and make way for Najib became prime minister in 2009.

This time, the statement of Dr. Mahathir brought into the open in a power struggle in Malaysia, which seemed to boil in the ruling party. Mahathir also move beyond the issue of 1MDB, to deteriorate the Najib government.

Mahathir also writes on his blog, which is widely read publicly, he urged the reopening of the investigation ordered 2006 murder of a Mongolian translator who worked on the purchase of French submarines to Malaysia. The case related to alleged corruption in the procurement.

Two bodyguards Najib was found guilty last year, has been killed translator, Altantuya Shaariibuu, by shooting himself in the head and then detonated his body with plastic explosives in the woods near Kuala Lumpur. One man, Sirul Azhar Umar, fled to Australia.
Mr. Najib, 61, denies meeting with Shaariibuu or make contact with him. His government also denies any wrongdoing in the purchase of Scorpene class submarines. So far, Najib has not openly respond to the criticism of Dr. Mahathir, but previously he stated, there are attacked UMNO to undermine the unity of the party.