UMNO AGM | PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said his party's MPs were not obligated to declare their assets because this policy was part of Pakatan Harapan's election promises.
Additionally, he said there were also no legal grounds for PAS MPs to be compelled to do so.
"What is important is our sincerity (as MPs)... If we are not sincere, there is no meaning to this," he told reporters at the sidelines of the Umno annual general assembly in Kuala Lumpur today.
Similarly, Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Umno MPs would declare their assets to the MACC only if they were compelled to do so by law.
He said that at present, the matter was only detailed a motion that was passed in the Dewan Rakyat.
"This is practised in many countries. I agree that cabinet ministers should do so because we had that practice before.
"However, why should opposition MPs, who have no power, be subjected to this?" he said.
According to Dewan Rakyat speaker Mohamad Ariff Mohd Yusof, 160 MPs have complied with the motion, including three Umno MPs and 15 from Gabungan Parti Sarawak. - Mkini
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