Annuar: Refer to MOU's articles 2, 3 to avoid expiry date confusion

Communications and Multimedia Minister Annuar Musa has asked all parties to refer to Articles 2.1 and 3.1 in the government’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Transformation and Political Stability with Pakatan Harapan to avoid any confusion about its expiry date.

In a Facebook post, Annuar attached several copies of the MOU signed on Sept 13 last year to explain further his recent statement that there was no expiration date for the agreement.

“To those who like to write but are lazy to read and research or who may deliberately want to confuse facts, I am posting official documents or copies of the MOU.

“Please go through Articles 2 and 3 of the MOU. I was one of those representing the government during the signing of it,” he said.

Article 2.1 states: "This MOU shall be effective from the date this agreement is signed and shall apply until the dissolution of the 14th Parliament."

Article 3.1 states: "The government agrees not to propose the dissolution of Parliament before July 31, 2022."

The Ketereh MP was responding to comments by several Umno leaders who disputed his statement in Kota Kinabalu recently.

Annuar had said that the MOU has no expiry date and it provides backing for Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob until Parliament is dissolved.

The government and Harapan had inked the MOU, covering six initiatives, to form a bipartisan partnership in line with the spirit of Keluarga Malaysia.

- Bernama