KUALA LUMPUR – The government’s move to block the deregistration of Umno over an irregular motion to bar a leadership challenge to its top two officials may lead to a complicated legal wrangle that could throw Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s crucial partner into chaos. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR – The government’s move to block the deregistration of Umno over an irregular motion to bar a leadership challenge to its top two officials may lead to a complicated legal wrangle that could throw Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s crucial partner into chaos.
The challengers liken the situation to the cancellation of a fine imposed for the non-renewal of a licence, even though a licence is still needed. Deputy Prime Minister Zahid’s continued Umno presidency is seen as crucial for the so-called unity government’s stability, as he strongly advocates working with Datuk Seri Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan coalition despite the misgivings of Umno supporters.
Zahid’s faction in the supreme council, Umno’s top decision-making body, has sacked and suspended many of these rebels, including top figures such as former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin and former vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein, the son of former premier Hussein Onn. The Straits Times has seen an ROS letter to Umno last week, saying that the resolution was “improper and contravened” the party’s Constitution.
This development has led to the opposition and those opposed to Zahid claiming that there was political interference in the regulatory process.
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