Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied there are political appointees interfering in the duties of civil servants.

Instead, he said, the statement by the Congress of Unions of Employees in Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) on such a matter was just a misunderstanding.

The prime minister was responding to a claim by Cuepacs president Azih Muda (photo) that even a year after Pakatan Harapan had taken federal power, the congress still receives complaints from civil servants about interference in their duties.