Dr M: I picked Tommy Thomas for AG as he was known to be 'impartial', but that was before he wrote book

PETALING JAYA: I appointed Tan Sri Tommy Thomas as attorney general as he was known to be “impartial” but that was before he wrote his memoir, says former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Speaking up for the first time since the declassification of the Special Task Task Force Report on Thomas’s allegations in his memoir "My Story: Justice In The Wilderness”, Dr Mahathir said that Thomas’ appointment was based on the fact that he was a lawyer who followed the “rule of law”.