Anwar: Give Dr M leeway on Rahim Noor's appointment=
Sunday, 2 Sep 20184:46 PM MYT
BUTTERWORTH (Bernama): PKR president-elect Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should be given leeway in determining the best decision on the appointment of former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor as the peace facilitator in southern Thailand.
However, he did not deny that the appointment has caused unhappiness among various parties, especially those who could not forget what Abdul Rahim did when he was IGP.
"I know some consider this as a personal issue but we need to remember because we are now talking about a former IGP and criminal behaviour (involving him). We also need to know that space should be given to Tun Mahathir as Prime Minister to determine what is best.
"In this regard, it is not just about Anwar's case (the infamous black eye incident while the former deputy prime minister was in detention); on the other hand, lessons can be learnt by others," he told reporters after officiating the Penang PKR branch general annual meeting here on Sunday (Sept 2).
Anwar said this when asked to comment on the statement by his daughter Nurul Izzah, who is also Permatang Pauh MP, strongly opposing the appointment of Abdul Rahim.
Nurul Izzah, who is also PKR vice-president, had described Abdul Rahim as a brutal assaulter of an innocent man in a Twitter post.
Abdul Rahim replaces Datuk Seri Ahmad Zamzamin Hashim as the new facilitator for the peace process in southern Thailand between the Thai government and Mara Patani, an umbrella body representing militant groups in southern Thailand.
Earlier in his speech, Anwar called on PKR leaders, especially those involved in the party elections, to return to the right track and not be involved in corruption and abuse of power.
"I want to emphasize that our situation is different from the time we formed the party. Now we are the party that rules and the strongest party in Parliament," he said.Anwar said Malaysia's economic agenda should now change and its growth spurred to benefit the people. – Bernama
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