PUTRAJAYA: The Prisons Department did not allow Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to visit jailed Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in hospital because it did not get a formal application.
Its director-general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Omar said only prisoners’ family members are allowed to visit them in hospital, while others are required to seek permission.
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