Money for spy agency should not be discussed in court, says Hasanah's lawyer


KUALA LUMPUR: Money for a spy agency should not be discussed in court, says the lawyer for former spy agency chief Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid, who has been charged over millions of missing government money.

Lawyer Datuk Shaharuddin Ali said, “In my opinion, the use of money for such purposes should be a (national) secret.

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