Dr Mahathir accuses three of his Cabinet of lying about Batu Puteh

PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) has accused three of his Cabinet ministers of lying about the decision to withdraw the application for review and interpretation of Pulau Batu Puteh.

The former Prime Minister said he felt ashamed to have had such ministers in his Cabinet.

“The leaked Cabinet meeting minutes show that the statements made by the three ministers are untrue and false.

I am ashamed because they were in my Cabinet at the time but lied,” he said when speaking to reporters after flagging off the Post-Flood Humanitarian Mission Convoy on Tuesday (December 16).

Previously, 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.

However, according to the Cabinet meeting minutes received by Perikatan Nasional Chief Whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, it was confirmed as a collective decision.