PORT DICKSON: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he did not get to become the prime minister despite having the support of at least 118 MPs because of his decision not to entertain calls to discontinue certain court cases involving prominent personalities once he gets the job.
PORT DICKSON: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he did not get to become the prime minister despite having the support of at least 118 MPs because of his decision not to entertain calls to discontinue certain court cases involving prominent personalities once he gets the job.
Elaborating, Anwar said although he had the support of 120 MPs then, Pakatan Harapan's stand has always been to never work with Najib and Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi."However, I was then told that if I were to become PM, court cases, including Najib's, had to be discontinued.Anwar said he was not prepared to do so and would never get involved in matters under the judiciary.
Anwar said the people need to know that Pakatan would neither compromise on the independence of the judiciary nor the sanctity of the Federal Constitution. Asked why he didn't reveal this earlier, Anwar said he did not wish to drag the Palace into the matter.
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