KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (NNN) — Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has resigned, according to a local media report which quoted a source for the news.
The report, in The Edge, said that the AG had sent in his resignation letter this evening.
It cited an unnamed source saying Thomas gave his letter to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today as the interim prime minister was the one who appointed him.
Thomas was made AG for a two-year term starting June 2018.
He led the prosecutions related to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.
He is currently handling 27 high profile cases at the High Courts and Session Courts in Kuala Lumpur and Shah Alam.
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