This is reported in Malaysiakinion Apr 4, 08 11:09am
“Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said Malaysia should welcome Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe if he goes into exile following elections in his country.”
See my earlier 'Mugabe' posts HERE on 1st April 2008, HERE on 2nd April 2008 and HERE on 5th April 2008, which touched on this matter.
Mugabe was reported, by the BBC and other media last week, as perhaps having been in Malaysia, or trying to secure a safe haven, by getting permission for exile in Malaysia.
Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has lost its majority in parliament, the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) says.
Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105. One seat has gone to an independent the ZEC has announced.
Seven seats have yet to be declared, so this means Zanu-PF cannot win an overall majority.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says its leader won the presidential election but official results have not yet been released.
Mugabe has ruled (and ruined) Zimbabwe with impunity since independence in 1980.
Is this the end of another dictator, the cleaning up of another piece of shit, let's hope so. He will be probably on the lookout for a bolt hole in which to retire, please Malaysia, do not allow him to tarnish the nation with his foul presence.
Is this evil dictator in Malaysia, if so he should be kicked out immediately.
Mugabe may have escaped to Malaysia, some news reports, including those from the BBC say.
A senior Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) official Tendai Biti says party leader Morgan Tsvangirai has won 60% of the vote, against 30% for Robert Mugabe.
Official results however still show both sides each have 26 parliamentary seats so far. Biti however is reported as saying that the results are being rigged and he went on to state that the electoral commission was planning to announce that Mr Mugabe had won 52% of the vote - just enough to avoid a run-off. The MDC would not accept these results, he said.
Zimbabwe’s Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga denied the polls would be rigged and said the president would accept defeat.
"We don't expect to lose, but it is going to be a very tight contest and if he (Mugabe) loses, you have to accept that," he reportedly told the BBC.
Mr Matonga also denied rumours that Robert Mugabe had escaped to Malaysia or was planning to impose a state of emergency.
Riot police have been patrolling the streets of the Zimbabwean capital city, Harare, and other urban areas and the local residents have been told to stay indoors.