Govt did not respond to letters objecting to Apandi - Dr M

The government did not respond to two letters objecting to former attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali’s appointment as the Pulau Batu Puteh special task force chairperson, said Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

He said this in response to Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar’s assertion that Mahathir should have voiced objections earlier.

“I have informed and written letters...