Taking a breather: Dr Mahathir and wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali sharing a light moment with OCIS director Dr Farhan Nizami (left) and Fellow of OCIS Islamic Studies Datuk Dr Muhammad Afifi Al-Akiti (right) after delivering the keynote lecture at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. — Bernama
LONDON: Corrupt people must be punished but in Malaysia, the situation has not reached a stage where the corrupt should be sentenced to life imprisonment, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“They might be jailed. How long they need to be jailed depends on the extent of the corruption, and I think different levels of corruption need different punishments.
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