PUTRAJAYA: The government will study calls to declassify the official report on the May 13 1969 racial riots, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

“We will study that,” he told reporters during a press conference, after chairing a special cabinet committee meeting on anti-corruption here on Tuesday (May 14).

Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had earlier in the day said no request had been made to the federal government to declassify the official report.

He said the calls to declassify the report were only the personal views of certain people, adding that the government preferred not to dwell on the past.

On a separate matter, Dr Mahathir denied allegations that political appointees were interfering in the duties of civil servants.

"There is no interference. Sometimes, there is just some misunderstanding.

"And when they give advice, that can be seen as disturbing, but they only wanted to give some advice," he said.

Dr Mahathir was asked to comment on claims by Cuepacs president Datuk Azih Muda after a year taking over the federal government, the congress received complaints from civil servants about interference in their duties.