Rizal Mansor, the aide to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's wife Rosmah Mansor, has denied allegations that he violated civil service rules by politicking.

Responding to PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli’s claim that he violated Rule 21(1) of the Public Officers Regulations (Conduct and Discipline) 1993, Rizal said he had never made any political statements.

"I have only written and expressed my views on my personal Facebook profile as other Malaysians do," he said in a Facebook posting today.

He also said that he has no political positions whatsoever...