'Should we reveal our strategy to the world?': Art Harun shuts down debate requests


KUALA LUMPUR: The issue of the Sulu claim will not be debated in the Dewan Rakyat because Malaysia has ongoing proceedings involving the matter abroad and the government's legal strategies should not be revealed to the world, says Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun (pic).

"Wouldn't that (debates) compromise the government's interest in litigation proceedings? Should we show our strategy to the entire world?

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