RCI dismisses request to hold closed-door proceedings


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PUTRAJAYA: The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) has dismissed a request by Bank Negara Malaysia to hold the inquiry into foreign exchange losses in the 1990s behind closed doors.  

Tan Hock Chuan, the lawyer representing Bank Negara, earlier told the inquiry on Monday that several reports in the investigations had been classified under the Official Secrets Act (OSA).  

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