KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz said he was happy to see former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad made a 'U' turn on freedom of expression as a right for all Malaysians.
"I am happy because lately, he (Mahathir) had begun to talk about freedom of expression. The time he first became prime minister, he never To acquire freedom of expression," he said as reported by Malaysiakini on Saturday.
Commenting on the fact that Dr Mahathir defended Tengku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, who expressed his views on the failure of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak attended the dialogue 1MDB, Nazri said the royal family should not be entered intervene in political issues because Malaysia adheres to the system of Raja Royal put constitutional institutions and political resolve.
"This is a convention in our parliamentary democracy that royalty should not get involved in politics," he said.
Yesterday, Tun Mahathir, responding to criticism Nazri against Tunku Ismail to stay away from political issues.
According to Tun Mahathir, Crown Prince of Johor had the right to freedom of expression under the law, as well as most other people.
Tunku Ismail has said that people should not be blamed for the loss of confidence and trust in the prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak after he failed to attend the forum "Nothing2Hide" scheduled recently.
He uploaded a related status # Nothing2Hide it on Facebook Johor Southern Tigers, claiming he was not surprised when the latter is absent.
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