MACC says sorry to KarpalPETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission head of prosecution Datuk Abdul Razak Musa has apologised to Karpal Singh for making an insensitive remark to the latter on Friday.
In a press statement, the commission said Abdul Razak retracted his words and apologised to Karpal for his comments.
Last week during the Teoh Beng Hock inquest proceedings, Abdul Razak told Karpal, who was in a wheelchair, that “I can sit down, but you cannot stand up”.
The MACC also apologised for the insensitive comments made by Abdul Razak and said it was not the commission’s intention to offend any party.
Karpal, when contacted, said Abdul Razak had apologised to him in court immediately after the comment was made. The former had been cautioned by the judge as well.
“I accept the apology by the MACC in good grace and the matter should be left at that,” he said.
Karpal hoped that such an insult would not occur again, not only to him but to all disabled people.
On Monday, members of the Malaysians Against Discrimination of the Disabled (MADD) coalition submitted a memorandum to the MACC requesting that disciplinary action be taken against Abdul Razak for his comments.
The MACC’s Federal Territories director Azni Hamzah received the memorandum.
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