KOTA KINABALU, Aug. 2 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has vowed that no individual - regardless of rank or political ties - will be shielded from the investigation into the death of student Zara Qairina Mahathir.

Anwar slammed those making baseless allegations, particularly against high-profile figures, without evidence.

"Regardless of whether they are Datuk Seri or Tan Sri, we will investigate if there is proof. We are a country of laws, not slander.

"If someone is guilty, they will be punished. But do not throw baseless accusations just because they are the child of a minister or a relative of a deputy prime minister or deputy chief minister," he said during the National Farmers, Breeders and Fishermen's Day (HPPNK) 2025 e...