DR Mahathir Mohamad’s feelings do not matter in the wrongful termination settlement between Putrajaya and me, Mohamed Apandi Ali said.

The former attorney-general said the settlement is also none of the ex-prime minister’s business.

“The action is between me and the government of Malaysia. Mahathir was named because he was the PM (at that time),”Apandi told The Malaysian Insight.

“Mahathir has no business to say whether he is happy or not happy.

“He’s got no right. The main defendant is the government and if it agreed (to the settlement), then he has to comply.”

Apandi said an out-of-court settlement is a completely normal practice.

“We (Apandi and the government) agreed to settle outside, which is a normal practice, nothing extraordinary.”

Apandi filed a suit in September 2020, seeking a declaration that the termination of his services as attorney-general in 2018 by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was unlawful.

He asked for RM2,233,599.36 in special, punitive and general damages, to be assessed by the court.

However, on April 13, Apandi’s counsel Baljit Singh Sidhu said Putrajaya had reached an amicable settlement on the former’s lawsuit over his termination in 2018.

In recent weeks, Dr Mahathir has called into question the government’s decision to settle and the secrecy around the settlement agreement.

The Langkawi MP has asked the government to make the settlement terms public, especially if it involves monetary compensation.

Legal experts have also called on the Attorney-General’s Chambers to make up for its lack of clarity on the issue by disclosing the terms of the settlement. – May 11, 2022.