You have no right to issue ultimatum to Umno, Tuan Ibrahim tells PKR

 The PAS No 2 says PKR should be mindful of its position and the number of parliamentary and state seats it holds compared with Umno before issuing such statements.

PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said in political cooperation, each party should respect the positions of other parties.

KOTA BHARU:

PKR should not issue an ultimatum to Umno over whether it wants to remain in the unity government or switch its support to Perikatan Nasional (PN), as the party itself relies on Umno’s strength, says PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

He said PKR should be mindful of its position and the number of parliamentary and state seats it holds compared with Umno before issuing warning-like statements to its partner in government.

“PKR wants to warn Umno, but how many seats does it have? Umno has more seats than PKR. PKR should not act that way. It relies on Umno, on Umno’s strength,” he told reporters at PAS’s muktamar here last night.

He said in political cooperation, each party should respect the positions of other parties, particularly as Umno and PKR are not in the same political coalition.

“In political cooperation, we normally respect one another. That is why I think Umno is very uncomfortable with the actions of its partners, including PKR, DAP and others.

“Every party is entitled to maintain its own position, but I think it is very discourteous for one party to call out another in such a way.”

He was commenting on a call by PKR Youth deputy chief Nabil Halimi for Umno to either fully commit to the Madani government or quit its posts in favour of PN.

Nabil issued the ultimatum after Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi suggested that the 16th general election (GE16) should be held earlier.

Tuan Ibrahim again proposed that GE16 be held soon, citing growing political instability among government parties, with open attacks being traded and even ministry allocations becoming a point of contention.

MACC suspends use of orange attire

Tuan Ibrahim described the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) decision to immediately suspend its requirement for persons under investigation to wear its orange lock-up attire when brought to court for remand applications, as the right decision.

“When they wear the orange attire, are handcuffed and so on, it gives the impression that they are already guilty. We cannot humiliate someone who has only just been accused and is being brought to court simply for an extension of remand,” he said.

Yesterday, MACC chief commissioner Abdul Halim Aman said those under investigation would be allowed to wear ordinary clothes when brought to court, while lock-up attire would only apply while they remained in custody. - FMT