KUALA LUMPUR: The Puchong Umno division has decided to sever all ties with its Pakatan Harapan (PH) counterpart after DAP MP Yeo Bee Yin failed to apologise for her remarks on former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak‘s unsuccessful bid for house arrest.
The division secretary, Mohamad Yusof Mohamed Yassin, said this will take effect in the Puchong parliamentary constituency and the Seri Kembangan and Seri Serdang state legislative assembly constituencies.
“Umno Puchong division will no longer hold joint meetings, coordinate or organise political activities, community programmes or joint campaigns, cooperate in election strategies, planning and campaign operations with PH in Puchong under any circumstances,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Earlier, Selangor Umno Youth chief Datuk Imran Tamrin warned that failure to remove the post within 24 hours from Dec 23 would result in the cutting of ties.
On Dec 22, DAP lawmaker Yeo Bee Yin posted a celebratory social media post following the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision to dismiss Najib’s bid to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
Yusof also said that Umno Puchong is no longer responsible for safeguarding or defending the political interests of PH Puchong and is free to take its own stance on all local issues moving forward.
He, however, said that this move does not affect Umno’s participation at the state or federal level.
“This decision sends a clear message that Umno’s Puchong division does not agree with and rejects the attitude, statements and actions of Puchong’s PH leaders.
“Umno Puchong is of the view that the party’s dignity, the principles of the Federal Constitution, and respect for the institution of the Malay Rulers have been challenged and not respected,” he said.
Najib has been imprisoned since Aug 23, 2022, after being found guilty of misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd.
Yesterday, Najib was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and fined RM13.4 billion for abuse of power and money laundering involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds.
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