Former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he could not recall whether he was present during the National Economic Council deliberations on overseas properties which later became embroiled in scandals.

He said he had been a member of the council for some time, and therefore could not remember some of the specifics of what transpired in its meetings.

“I was in the economic council but I cannot remember whether matters of that sort had been deliberated when I was at the meeting.

“As a deputy prime minister, I do sit in the economic council where we make decisions collectively […]