PKR senator apologises, admits speech lifted from research coordinator

PKR senator Ahmad Azam Hamzah has apologised unreservedly after admitting that a speech on party-hopping he had made in the Dewan Negara was lifted from an article by Research For Social Advancement (Refsa) research coordinator Fakhrurrazi Rashid.

Ahmad Azam (above), when contacted by Malaysiakini, said he was sorry for the mistake as he had initially been unaware of the plagiarism because the material and text of the speech were provided to him by his team...