Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri said she will not ask the attorney-general (AG) to review its decision not to act against Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali.

This is because she does not want to "meddle" in the AG's job, Nancy said when asked at the Gerakan women's wing's annual general meeting in Kuala Lumpur today.

"Under the law, it’s an independent agency. We can't tell them what to do. People will say we are influencing them," she said.

Nancy reiterated it wasn't her job to investigate Ibrahim Ali, and that she had only read out the findings, prepared by the Attorney-General's Chambers, in her parliamentary reply to Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng's question.

"As you know, in Parliament, we answer for the agency. The agency prepares the answer, not the minister," she said.

 

"When I have to do my job, that is what I have done. If it is considered wrong, well, I am sorry," she said.

Nancy ( above, right ) said this when asked to respond to Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang, who criticised the government's inability to take action against Ibrahim Ali.

 

"In my conscience, (I ask myself) have I done anything wrong? If I did it on purpose, I will feel guilty. (But) I did not do it on purpose," she said.

Under fire

"If I were to do the job, I would make sure that it will be very thorough, and I will make sure I will be answering to ensure this reflects who I am.

"But it (the investigation) was not done by me, so I have to read it out," she said.

The embattled law minister added that the cabinet has discussed the matter after the public's dissatisfaction, and has made a decision. But she said she would not reveal what the decision is.

She said it is up to cabinet to convey the decision to the relevant parties.

Nancy has come under intense fire for replying that the government will not take action against Ibrahim for his call early last year to burn the Malay language Bible containing the word 'Allah', because he was only "defending Islam".

Since that controversial event, BN leaders have been making various excuses, including that Ibrahim only meant to call for misprinted bibles to be burned.

Nancy reiterated that her statement was spun by an online portal, which was later picked up by the other media and then evolved to unhealthy news in the media.

 

As such, she was reluctant to speak further, for fear her remarks would be spun again.

 

"The minute I answer about my personal view, that's going to go viral again.

 

"And I don't think this is fair for Malaysia. I don't think we should be encouraging this kind of unhealthy news in our media.

Yesterday, DAP's Gelang Patah MP Lim Kit Siang said regardless of the AG's findings, cabinet should make a stand on the prickly issue.