12-05-2022, 06:42 PM
Anwar defends move to appoint Zahid as DPM
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PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has defended Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s appointment as deputy prime minister, stating that he could not dismiss the Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman’s importance in the unity government that he leads.
Zahid has been charged with 47 counts of corruption, criminal breach of trust (CBT) and money laundering.
Last Friday, he was named as one of two deputy prime ministers in the 28-member Cabinet.
Netizens instantly took to social media to voice their disapproval at the former deputy prime minister’s reappointment to the second most powerful position in the government, with anti-graft campaigners and opposition politicians quickly following suit.
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Zahid has been charged with 47 counts of corruption, criminal breach of trust (CBT) and money laundering.
Last Friday, he was named as one of two deputy prime ministers in the 28-member Cabinet.
Netizens instantly took to social media to voice their disapproval at the former deputy prime minister’s reappointment to the second most powerful position in the government, with anti-graft campaigners and opposition politicians quickly following suit.
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