PKR assemblyperson Dr Afif Bahardin said the parliamentary Special Select Committee for Major Public Appointments should have initiated reforms earlier, instead of criticising Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's decision to select lawyer Latheefa Koya as the new MACC chief.

The Seberang Jaya state representative said the real issue in the controversy over Latheefa’s appointment was that those who were supposed to introduce national reforms after the 14th general election had "failed miserably" to do their jobs...