Anwar’s lawyers decry Prisons Dept’s rejection of application


Anwar Ibrahim.

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s lawyers have termed the Prisons Department's rejection of an application for the Opposition leader to attend Parliament on March 9 as "arbitrary and unlawful".

"This refusal is completely unacceptable and obstructive of the functioning of the Dewan Rakyat," said lawyers N. Surendran and Latheefa Koya, in a statement on Wednesday.

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