MACC lying about Riza discharge, says ex-A-G Thomas
Former attorney-general Tommy Thomas says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission knew that he played no part in the decision to acquit Riza Aziz. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 16, 2020.
FORMER attorney-general Tommy Thomas today accused the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission of lying by insisting that he had agreed to have Riza Aziz conditionally discharged for alleged money laundering. Thomas said even after he had corrected the MACC’s press statement on May 14, the anti-graft agency still stood by its first statement.
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