Prominent lawyer Haniff Khatri Abdulla says all DAP leaders should resign from the Cabinet if they are sincere about their stance on the matter.
Speaking in a podcast by Fazli Mohammad, he said all DAP members of the Cabinet should resign if the party was truly sincere about its stance on the matter. Their resignation would not amount to a withdrawal of support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as DAP’s MPs could still back him in Parliament.
Yesterday, Loke said he would resign as transport minister, but DAP would remain in the government and its other ministers would stay in the Cabinet.
Haniff also singled out housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming, saying he should have been among the first to resign given his earlier public remarks on Najib’s pardon.
“He repeatedly argued with (Umno Youth chief) Dr Akmal Saleh over the matter. If he is a gentleman, he should resign before Loke does,” he said. Akmal and Nga have traded barbs over the possibility of a pardon for former prime minister Najib following Umno’s victory in the Johor election.
Nga said he had vowed to resign if Najib was released from prison, in response to Akmal’s urging him to “fulfill his promise” to step down.
Haniff said political leaders should stand by what they promise publicly.
However, Oriental Daily quoted an unnamed DAP leader as saying that Nga had offered to resign during DAP’s central executive committee meeting yesterday, but was persuaded by Loke to remain in the Cabinet.
FMT has reached out to Loke and Nga for comment. - FMT
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