FORMER Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has accused three of his Cabinet ministers of lying about the decision to withdraw the application for review and interpretation of Pulau Batu Puteh.
Dr Mahathir claimed the trio lied when they said the decision not to proceed with the review and interpretation of Batu Puteh was made without consulting the Cabinet.
“I feel ashamed because these people were under me when I was in the Cabinet, but they are lying,” he said after flagging off a post-flood relief convoy for Kedah and Perlis in Putrajaya today.
Earlier, former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, former Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, and Transport Minister Anthony Loke, in a joint statement, claimed that Dr Mahathir made the decision not to proceed with the review and interpretation regarding the Pulau Batu Puteh issue in writing to the Attorney General without consulting Cabinet first.
Dr Mahathir stressed that the decision concerning Batu Puteh followed proper regulations and laws, and was not made unilaterally.
He added that the Cabinet meeting minutes dated May 23, 2018, clearly refute the claims made by the three former Cabinet members. - December 17, 2024
