Health Ministry disproved PM's claim on vaccine procurement, says Radzi


KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has disproved Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's claim that the Covid-19 vaccine procurement had been signed off without involving the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC), says an Opposition lawmaker.

Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin (Perikatan Nasional-Putrajaya) said that Health Ministry’s White Paper on Covid-19 Vaccine Procurement Management, which was presented by Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni at the august House last week, had disproved the Prime Minister's claim.

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