No Talk Of Changing Perlis Mb Amid Macc Probe Pn Leaders

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PAS insists it is too early to discuss changing the Perlis state leadership despite Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli being investigated by the MACC.
PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said that a full investigation must be carried out by authorities before any discussion about Shukri’s position can be made.
“I think it is still too early to discuss the change of the Perlis government (leadership). This is the Madani era, and in this era, those who are called to defend themselves can get a DNAA (discharge not amounting to an acquittal) and so on.
“If we want to discuss a change of the Perlis government (leadership), it is still too early, we leave it to the authorities to carry out the investigation,” Fadhli (above) was quoted as saying at the Perikatan Nasional Ceramah Umum in Kuala Kubu Baharu by Berita Harian.
On May 2, Perlis Bersatu chairperson Abu Bakar Hamzah reportedly said that it is ready to take over the responsibility of leading the state’s administration if the party’s representatives were asked to do so, although any decision regarding Shukri’s position remained at the discretion of the Perlis king and PN’s top leadership.
On April 30, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki confirmed that Shukri was detained despite PAS claiming otherwise.
Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri RamliSpeaking to Malaysiakini, Azam said the politician was released on MACC bail after his statement was recorded in connection with an alleged abuse of power case.
He confirmed that one of the cases being investigated included an alleged false claim for a supply of beverages for the raja of Perlis during the monarch’s stay at a hospital in the state.
Meanwhile, the Berita Harian reported Bersatu supreme council member Azmin Ali as saying that Abu Bakar’s statement regarding his party’s readiness to take over Perlis state leadership is a personal opinion.
There have been no discussions about changing the state’s leadership, the Selangor PN chairperson added.
He explained that anything that occurs in PN must be discussed with all component parties beforehand and agreed on due to the coalition’s principle of togetherness.
Bersatu supreme council member Azmin Ali“There is no ‘big brother’ practice in PN, all (component) parties are the same and have the right to discussion. So that is PN, not a matter of personal views.
“I don’t want to comment on individual views because the principle we hold is that it must be brought in PN at the state or central level.
“It is true that there is no discussion, no reason, (even) the question of changing the state government in Perlis has not come up,” he said. - Mkini

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