Then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had ignored the role of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in the removal of Mohamed Apandi Ali as Attorney-General (AG), a court filing alleged.

The reply court filing was made by Apandi in response to a Statement of Defence by Mahathir and the government against the former’s suit challenging the sacking.

Apandi’s lawyers from the firm Messrs Shukor Baljit & Partners filed the reply at the High Court Registry in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 26...