The Attorney General (AG)'s Chambers did not authorise any wiretapping that resulted in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)'s infamous nine recordings, says Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali.<br /><br />Apandi told the High Court at the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial on Monday while the AG is empowered to authorise a lawful interception of phone conversations, no permission was sought by MACC for the wiretaps.<br /><br />The former AG was under examination-in-chief by lead defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who questioned him on the legality of the recordings implicating several high-profile figures, including Datuk Seri Najib Razak.<br /><br />Read more at<br />https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/09/agc-did-not-authorise-macc039s-039nine-recordings039-wiretap-apandi-tells-court
