Nazri claims his remarks on vernacular schools misquoted and 9 things that happened yesterday
1. BN secretary-general Nazri Abdul Aziz claimed that his remarks on vernacular schools had been misquoted by the media, and his comment that non-Malays should not be the attorney-general merely reflected Malay sentiment on the issue.
2. Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Mohamed Ezani Md Taid told an inquest that his staff informed him that the firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim had nodded when asked whether he had been beaten, and said Adib succumbed to acute lung failure due to injuries caused by “blunt force trauma”.
3. High Court judge Mohd Firuz Jaffril grilled the lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo on how Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer’s affidavit had been leaked to members of the public before it had been served.
4. Sangeet is also reconsidering her suit against the judiciary after the government announced that a royal commission of inquiry would be set up to probe alleged misconduct amongst judges.
5. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he does not need PAS’ support to remain in power, and he does not understand the Islamist party’s shifting stancedespite having declared support for him.