Umno issued a show-cause letter to its member Yammy Samat today for backing her daughter Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud's candidacy in the May 31 Teluk Intan by-election under the DAP banner.
"I have written a show cause letter to her asking why she should not be suspended or sacked from Umno for her actions in the Teluk Intan by-election," Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor told journalists in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon.
"In the letter, I also said we are aware that the candidate (contesting against BN) is her daughter, but the party has its discipline," he added.
Tengku Adnan (left)said the letter was delivered this morning and Yammy, who is a veteran Umno member, has 14 days to response.
After that, whether Yammy responds or not, Tengku Adnan said the matter will be brought to Umno's management before it is forwarded to the Umno supreme council.
"The Umno supreme council will then decide what action will be taken," he said.
Tengku Adnan added Umno will not act arbitrarily against Yammy, unlike opposition parties, which he claimed sack their members at a whim.
Dyana was defeated by Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong in the by-election last Saturday by a razor thin 238-vote majority.
Waiting for police findings on Umno Youth
On a another matter, Tengku Adnan said Umno will wait for police investigations to complete before deciding on action against its Umno Youth members.
He said this in reference to the wing's protests which resulted in the storming of the Penang state assembly and destroying of property at the DAP headquaters in Kuala Lumpur.
"We will wait for police feedback, if it is found they broke party rules or the law, action will be taken against them.
"It all depends on the police report (on the investigation) that we will receive," he said.
Umno Youth had conducted the protests in response to DAP's Seri Delima state assemblyperson RSN Rayer who labelled three Umno members as "celaka" (damned).
Six Umno Youth members were released on bail after beingarrested for criminal intimidation during the Kuala Lumpur demonstration.
"I have written a show cause letter to her asking why she should not be suspended or sacked from Umno for her actions in the Teluk Intan by-election," Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor told journalists in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon.
"In the letter, I also said we are aware that the candidate (contesting against BN) is her daughter, but the party has its discipline," he added.
Tengku Adnan (left)said the letter was delivered this morning and Yammy, who is a veteran Umno member, has 14 days to response.After that, whether Yammy responds or not, Tengku Adnan said the matter will be brought to Umno's management before it is forwarded to the Umno supreme council.
"The Umno supreme council will then decide what action will be taken," he said.
Tengku Adnan added Umno will not act arbitrarily against Yammy, unlike opposition parties, which he claimed sack their members at a whim.
Dyana was defeated by Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong in the by-election last Saturday by a razor thin 238-vote majority.
Waiting for police findings on Umno Youth
On a another matter, Tengku Adnan said Umno will wait for police investigations to complete before deciding on action against its Umno Youth members.
He said this in reference to the wing's protests which resulted in the storming of the Penang state assembly and destroying of property at the DAP headquaters in Kuala Lumpur.
"We will wait for police feedback, if it is found they broke party rules or the law, action will be taken against them."It all depends on the police report (on the investigation) that we will receive," he said.
Umno Youth had conducted the protests in response to DAP's Seri Delima state assemblyperson RSN Rayer who labelled three Umno members as "celaka" (damned).
Six Umno Youth members were released on bail after beingarrested for criminal intimidation during the Kuala Lumpur demonstration.
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