Home Ministry to review apex court ruling on PAA
Saifuddin said appropriate action will be taken following the unanimous three-member apex court bench ruling delivered by Chief Justice Tunku Maimun Tuan Mat, in relation to a challenge brought by former Muda secretary-general Amir Hariri Abdul Hadi.
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