Liew denies interfering with Singapore’s judicial system


PETALING JAYA: De facto Law Minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong (pic) has denied interfering with the Singapore Court of Appeal’s decision to stay the execution of P. Pannir Selvam, a Malaysian citizen convicted of a drug charge.

Liew, who is Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, said “a certain quarter” in Singapore – whom he did not identify – had made serious allegations against him about the matter in the past few days.

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