KUALA LUMPUR: A total of seven police reports have been lodged against Tan Sri Tommy Thomas over his recently released book My Story: Justice in the Wilderness .
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said police are in the midst of completing the investigation papers (IPs) over every report against the former attorney general. As of Friday (Feb 5) morning, we have received seven police reports from all around the country. We will record the statements of everyone involved, which is part of the process of completing the IP, he told reporters after visiting the roadblock at Sungai Besi on Friday (Feb 5).
Sunday, 31 Jan 2021 11:49 PM MYT
BY IDA LIM
Lawyer Haniff Khatri Abdulla speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur March 17, 2018. ― Picture by Zuraneeza Zulkifli
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla today questioned the reported excerpts of Tan Sri Tommy Thomas’ memoir on the latter’s two-year tenure as attorney general, stressing that those who have served as the government’s top legal adviser should never publicly disclose the advice they had provided unless allowed under the law.
Haniff, who has in the past acted as Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s lawyer in some court cases, said he has yet to read the full contents of Thomas’ newly-released book
Monday, 01 Feb 2021 10:03 AM MYT
BY EMMANUEL SANTA MARIA CHIN
Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar is pictured in Parliament, Kuala Lumpur August 27, 2020. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar had related to Tan Sri Tommy Thomas in a 2016 meeting that her family no longer trusted Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, according to a reported excerpt from the former attorney general’s new book.
The report by
The Vibes detailed how Thomas had met with Nurul Izzah after he was asked to do so by Matthias Chang, a known supporter of Dr Mahathir, to discuss with the eldest daughter of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who was still imprisoned at the time.
Zakir Naik: Former Malaysian AG Says India Was Willing to Forgo Extradition if Malaysia Expelled Him
While the MEA is yet to respond, New Delhiâs long-stated position has been that Naik must be extradited to Indian shores.
File image of Zakir Naik. Photo: PTI
Diplomacy01/Feb/2021
New Delhi: While India has officially called for the extradition of fugitive Muslim preacher Zakir Naik, Malaysia’s former attorney general has claimed in a book that New Delhi was ready to settle for Kuala Lumpur to only “expel him from our shores”.
On January 30, Malaysia’s first non-Malay and non-Muslim attorney general, Tommy Thomas, published his memoirs, touted as the first insider account of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) that came to power in the historic 2018 elections.
Sunday, 31 Jan 2021 10:47 AM MYT
BY IDA LIM
Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has reportedly said that PAS may have helped him stay as attorney general. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has reportedly said that PAS may have helped him stay as attorney general, instead of resigning the next day after his appointment in June 2018 to the country’s top legal post.
News portal Malaysiakini cited the full prologue of Thomas’ book
My Story: Justice in the Wilderness, after the book was released and made available to the public yesterday.