COMMENT | Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was right when he insisted that the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the issue of Batu Puteh had to do with the special task force set up to review the laws concerning the issue.

He was also right to say that the special task force was formed during former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s administration.

Nonetheless and with the greatest respect, I am afraid his government might be justifiably accused of being careless in ensuring that the RCI was independent.

As rightly pointed out by Lord Hewart CJ in R v Sussex, justice must be served and perceived as being done without any doubt.

Anwar’s government should have been fully aware that when Apandi Ali was appointed to chair the special task...