KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 -- Former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has outright accused the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) of continuing to lie about his involvement with Riza Aziz's settlement.

In a press statement today, Thomas gave a detailed account of the case's timeline, starting from the moment when Riza was first charged by the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) on July 5, 2019 to the Sessions Court's May 14 discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) decision.

"In these circumstances, MACC had actual knowledge that the final paragraph of the Press Statement that 'the agreement between the prosecution and the accused through representation in court was a decision considered and agreed by the former attorney...