The United for the Rights of Malaysians Party (Urimai) berated Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for failing to take a firm stand against Russia over findings that the country was responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines airliner MH17 in 2014.

Hurling brickbats over Anwar’s supposed “soft approach” on the matter, its pro tem chairperson P Ramasamy said the prime minister’s conduct on the issue thus far has raised serious concerns.

“It’s deeply unfortunate that the Malaysian government has yet to take a firm stand to demand accountability and compensation from the Russian government...