A PAS leader has denied claims the party is pursuing the Memali incident as a means of attacking former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is now at the forefront of the opposition.

Deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man last night defended his party's call for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into the three-decade-old incident saying it was a quest for justice.

"For PAS, it isn't a question of wanting to 'attack' Mahathir or any individual.

"We want to uphold the principle of justice, not to make allegations on any party.

"That is the meaning of mature politics and peace that we are bringing," Harakahdaily reported Tuan Ibrahim saying after a ceramah on the 1MDB issue in conjunction with the Kuala Terengganu constituency session at Flat Hiliran in Terengganu last night...