KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 -- Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's administration will never convict the six Umno MPs being charged in court for corruption because he needs the numbers to remain in power.

In a Facebook status update, the Langkawi MP said that the six Umno lawmakers are Pekan MP Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Bagan Datuk MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Putrajaya MP Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor, Baling MP Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan and Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin.

"Right now, the number of MPs supporting Muhyiddin is only 114, just three more than half (111) of the total MPs.

"If these six are found guilty by...