Law minister calls ex-AG's book 'malicious and nonsensical'

De facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan has panned former attorney general Tommy Thomas' book My Story: Justice in the Wilderness and dismissed it as nonsensical and malicious.

"After researching the contents and essence of the book diligently, I felt many aspects of the book were nonsense especially those that touch on the question of accountability, transparency, and sense of justice of legal officers on duty in the Attorney General's Chambers and also in courts throughout the country.

"As a former legal officer in court when beginning my career in law in the 1980s and as a member of the Judicial and Legal Service Officers’ Association (Jalsoa) I strongly believe every...