As far as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri is aware of, senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah was only paid an official sum of RM1,000 for his role as prosecutor in the Sodomy II case at the Court of Appeal and Federal Court.

However, the Batang Sadong MP said she could not weigh in on allegations of other payments made to Shafee, as she was not privy to the arrangements made by the Attorney-General’s (AG) Chambers.

Nancy said that her answer to Parliament in 2015 that Shafee had only received RM1,000 was based on information given to her as then-de facto law minister by the AG’s Chambers, and it remains unchanged...