Tun M makes surprise appearance at Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI)

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arriving at the Palace of Justice, Putrajaya on Sept 7, 2017.

PUTRAJAYA: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad made a surprise appearance at the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) today.

Dr Mahathir walked into the courtroom just as his former Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was testifying at Palace of Justice today at 2.23pm.

The RCI is tasked by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to investigate the losses incurred by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in foreign exchange trading.

Today is the sixth day of the hearing and was chaired by Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, who is Petronas chairman.

The other members of the commission are High Court judge Datuk Wira Kamaludin Md Said, Chief Executive Officer Bursa Malaysia Datuk Seri Tajuddin Atan, Co-Chairman Special Task Force to facilitate Business (Pemudah) Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon and Malaysian Institute of Accountants member K. Puspanathan.