I'm not the kind of PM who orders arrests like a dictator, Anwar says of Sabah mining scandal claims


Anwar arriving at the KDCA in Penampang to officiate Kaamatan.

KOTA KINABALU: Prosecution of any alleged corruption can only be done with proof and according to procedure, not ordered arbitrarily, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“I don’t want to be a Prime Minister who is like, 'Oh, we must arrest' or 'Oh, we must charge'," he said when officiating the Sabah-level Kaamatan celebration in Penampang near here on Friday (May 30).

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