Latheefa shouldn't have publicly criticised Anwar, says PKR grassroots

PKR grassroots who filed a complaint against lawyer Latheefa Koya today said she should not have publicly criticised party president Anwar Ibrahim.

"We respect her right to speak out. In PKR, anyone can criticise the leadership, but it must go through proper channels.

"She should have used proper channels instead of making it public where it can be manipulated by the media," Klang PKR information chief Mohd Farazi Mohd Shah said at a press conference today.

The disciplinary complaint against Latheefa was filed at PKR's Petaling Jaya headquarters by the Klang and Indera Mahkota divisions.

It is over her accusation that Anwar had practiced cronyism and nepotism in appointing state party chiefs.

They said this had smeared the party's image and broken discipline.

Hours after Latheefa's statement on Monday, Anwar's daughter, Nurul Izzah, announced her resignation as PKR vice-president and the party's Penang chief.

Later that day, Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim also turned down his appointment as the Johor PKR chief, claiming that the selection process for state heads was not transparent.

Yesterday, Nurul Izzah told Malaysiakini that she would not retract her decision despite 13 Penang PKR divisions appealing for her to do so.

"I am touched (by the appeals). But, no," she said. - Mkini