As expected, the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Bank Negara's foreign exchange losses kicked off this morning amid objections from lawyers representing Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the coalition's de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.

They questioned if the commission's composition was lawful and whether it breached natural justice.

Lawyer Haniff Khatri Abdulla, who is representing Mahathir, and Anwar's counsel R Sivarasa, argued that the RCI's membership should not be similar in composition to the task force which had earlier recommended the setting up of the RCI...