Pressing situation needed Anwar to take on finance portfolio, says Rafizi


PUTRAJAYA: The Prime Minister should not hold the finance portfolio in ideal conditions but extraordinary circumstances justified it in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's case, says Rafizi Ramli.

"The current situation is pressing and we had to make that decision, but it does not mean this has to continue," the newly-appointed Economy Minister said at his maiden press conference on Monday (Dec 5) morning.

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