KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Umno's youth wing has given Puchong member of parliament Yeo Bee Yin 24 hours to delete a celebratory social media post regarding former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's failure to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
Selangor Umno youth chief Datuk Imran Tamrin warned that failure to remove the post would result in Umno's branch in the constituency severing ties with Pakatan Harapan in the area.
"What was just said by my colleague, the Puchong Umno youth chief, is that if in 24 hours, Yeo Bee Yin and her team do not take down the post, then Umno's Puchong branch will sever its cooperation with Pakatan Harapan in Puchong," he said in a press conference in front of Yeo's parliamentary service centre at Seri Kembangan.
Imran also said the move had nothing to do with Umno and Barisan Nasional's stance at the national level.
However, he added that the matter would be deliberated at the upcoming Umno General Assembly on Jan 14.
"Of course, during the general assembly on Jan 14, this may be one of the issues that will be brought up, discussed and refined," he said when asked by reporters.
The press conference and the handing over of a memorandum on the matter were broadcast live on Selangor Umno's Facebook page today.
Yesterday, DAP lawmaker Yeo Bee Yin posted a celebratory remark following the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision to dismiss Najib's bid to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
Barisan Nasional secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, BN and Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh, and Jelebu MP Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias were among the politicians who criticised Yeo over her remarks.
Najib has been imprisoned since Aug 23, 2022, after being found guilty of misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd. - NST
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