Anwar defends home minister's blocking of Umno deregistration

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today defended Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s decision to grant an exemption to Umno from Societies Act 1966 provisions.

Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur today, Anwar said - as prime minister and finance minister - he has overturned decisions made by civil servants before.

“For instance...