Anwar had 'fatherly' meeting with backbenchers - Rafizi; Agong to pick new MACC chief

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has held several meetings with PKR lawmakers who are aligned with his estranged former deputy, Rafizi Ramli.Commenting on this, Rafizi, who was not part of the meet-ups, said the dialogues were neither nefarious nor out of the ordinary, but harmonious and “fatherly”.“My impression was… it was a normal conversation. PM assured the backbenchers that he met that he respects the right of these backbenchers to voice out. It’s mostly very fatherly,” he told reporters.Meanwhile, in a separate story, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has announced that he will determine a new candidate to lead the MACC, indicating that the tenure of the current chief commissioner, Azam Baki, will not be extended.“His Majesty has decreed that he will select a new chief commissioner of the MACC to lead the agency," said the Royal Press Office.___________________Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://membership.malaysiakini.com/membership/start?internal_source=kinitv