PKR and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) leaders have urged the authorities to investigate claims that senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah - who had acted as prosecutor in the Sodomy II case - received RM9.5 million from the prime minister.

After lodging a police report on the matter at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters today, PKR Youth chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said Shafee must “rest” from handling cases involving PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.

Nik Nazmi lodged the report together with PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil and PKR Youth religious bureau chief Wan Ji Wan Hussin at 11am and met reporters who were waiting outside an hour later...