Dr M sidesteps question on Anwar sodomy charges at forum


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 13 Aug 2017

SHAH ALAM: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad sidestepped a question on his fractious history with jailed Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the Nothing To Hide 2.0 forum on Sunday, reiterating that the issue was "in the past".

The former prime minister said that even Anwar had not questioned him about the real reason he was sacked as deputy prime minister in 1998.

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