Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccine procurement bypassed Attorney General’s approval

The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, has disclosed that sure sections of the Covid-19 vaccine procurement agreement weren’t referred to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC). Anwar’s statement comes after he beforehand talked about “irregularities” in Malaysia’s multi-billion-ringgit buy of Covid-19 vaccines. The Prime Minister addressed the issue throughout a parliamentary session, in response to a question raised by Tanjong Karang MP Datuk Zulkafperi Hanapi.
“In the query of vaccine, Tanjong Karang did not look at the whole thing [of the matter]. There have been some truths that had been raised, there were elements of [the agreement] which weren’t referred to the AGC.”
The Health White Paper tabled last week in Parliament had talked about that the Covid-19 vaccine procurement was carried out without the approval of the AGC. Become an insider of Health had beforehand said that the government signed a Covid-19 vaccine procurement agreement that favoured producers and suppliers greater than the country’s coffers to be able to save lives. Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni defined that the state of affairs at the time was about life and death..

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