While former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he is prepared to assist the task force on foreign exchange losses headed by former chief secretary to the government Sidek Hassan, he urged that this not be used politically to divert from current issues at hand, including 1MDB.

Anwar told reporters on the sidelines of his defamation case against Khairy Jamaluddin that his preference is to have a Royal Commission of Inquiry on the issue as it would be comprehensive.

However, if the government is going ahead with the task force, he is also willing to assist.