KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 20 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reportedly defended the appointment of Datuk Seri M Kumar as Bukit Aman's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director, amid criticism from Opposition over the latter's ethnicity.
Free Malaysia Today reported Anwar stressing that ethnicity should not be an obstacle for qualified candidates to hold senior government positions.
"It is not an issue for me. Anyone who can do the job is eligible for it," he said during the Finance Ministry's monthly assembly.
Anwar also pointed out that the country's police leadership remained predominantly Malay, including the inspector-general of police (IGP), his deputy, and several other departmental directors.
Earlier this month,...
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