The opposition is in a state of panic over the prospect of losing Dr Mahathir Mohamad before the next general election, according to Umno information chief Annuar Musa.

He claimed that the opposition is harping on the United States Department of Justice's (DOJ) allegations against 1MDB in order to divert public attention from the government's decision to form a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the foreign exchange (forex) scandal.

“The opposition has no option but to recycle the politically-motivated DOJ report in order to resurrect the dying 1MDB issue.

“This is simply a diversion tactic," he added in a statement today...