Toko Buku Rakyat owner Benz Ali has slammed Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail over the latter's explanation regarding the seizure of two books from his shop in Wisma Central, Kuala Lumpur, last Friday.

According to the author, whose real name is Amir Hamzah Akal Ali, the seizure proves that the government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is now "barbaric" - a far cry from...