‘Dr M not made a subject matter’


KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on issues surrounding the sovereignty of Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge has never made former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad a subject matter in the inquiry, the High Court has been told.

Senior Federal Counsel Shamsul Bolhassan said that the RCI’s terms of reference made no mention of Dr Mahathir as a subject matter in the investigation.

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