COMMENT | RCI into Thomas' book not necessary

COMMENT | With due respect to the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reforms), I strongly disagree with the move by the present government in initiating a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into Tommy Thomas' memoir "My Story: Justice in the Wilderness".

In my view, the government should not waste any public funds by establishing the RCI against the former attorney general who, in my view, contributed a lot to the nation in bringing those who have allegedly ruined our economy to the court of law whereas his predecessors miserably failed to do the same.

Despite the fact 1MDB was a crime of the century and originated from Malaysia, what we noticed is that prior to Thomas' leadership at the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), the real culprit was never criminally charged in court as if he could commit such a heinous crime with impunity...