The Malaysian Bar has questioned if declassification of the report detailing Putrajaya’s investigation into former attorney-general Tommy Thomas’ book is tantamount to an abuse of power.

In a statement today, the Malaysian Bar raised concern over the potential impartiality of the report, particularly after caretaker prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob admitted to planning on using it as political “bullets” to attack the opposition party.

"The Malaysian Bar puts on record that it is perturbed by...