Armed forces veterans group Patriot has urged the Defence Ministry to investigate an alleged breach of confidentiality related to a news report on the possible appointment of former Army chief Zulkifli Zainal Abidin to head of the Armed Forces.

Patriot president Mohamed Arshad Raji said they were made to understand that the Armed Forces Council (AFC) papers related to Zulkifli’s appointment, as well as a list of promoted senior officers, had yet to be presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for consent...