PAS has questioned the purpose of setting up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the foreign exchange (forex) losses incurred by Bank Negara more than two decades ago.

Party deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man asked if the real motive is to show there was a scandal of similar proportions to 1MDB during the tenure of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad as well.

“... and (despite this) Mahathir remained as prime minister until 2003, so it is also reasonable for Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to remain in power despite the 1MDB scandal which has embarrassed the nation?” he added on Facebook...