Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad said they will consider former Malacca chief Minister Rahim Thamby Chik’s application to join the party, amid disagreements from DAP leaders.
“We will consider. If he is suitable, we can accept but if he is not suitable, we will not accept.
“We do not accept everyone,” Mahathir, who is also the prime minister, said to reporters after attending an event in Cyberjaya today.
Rahim, who served as the sixth Malacca chief minister for 12 years, submitted his application to join Bersatu yesterday.
DAP’s Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong and DAP Youth chief Howard Lee have since urged Bersatu to reject his application.
Rahim was investigated for statutory rape of a minor in 1994. The case was later dropped due to a lack of evidence.
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, the Kota Malacca MP at the time, had criticised the then-government for not acting against Rahim.
Lim was subsequently jailed under the Sedition Act 1948 and Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.
Rahim later sued the DAP for the statutory rape allegation, prompting the party to retract its statement, citing subsequent developments where the accuser retracted the allegation.
Rahim retracted the suit after DAP's admission. Despite the accusation, Rahim was never convicted.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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