PUTRAJAYA: A 29-year-old incident which saw four policemen and 14 civilians killed has ignited fresh controversy following the latest claim by then deputy prime minister Tun Musa Hitam that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was in the country at the time.
Tun Musa Hitam said he and the then inspector-general of police had in fact briefed Dr Mahathir about the incident after clashes broke out between the police and villagers in Memali, Kedah, on Nov 19, 1985.
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