Now police report lodged on Assembly dissolution
Published on: Thursday, August 13, 2020
By: FMT
Kuala Lumpur: A Sabah-based political group has lodged a police report against Sabah Governor Juhar Mahiruddin and Warisan president Shafie Apdal for alleged abuse of power in the recent dissolution of the State Assembly.Zulkarnain Mahdar (pic), the pro tem chairman of Gerakan Kuasa Rakyat Malaysia (G57), said Juhar should not have consented to the request by Shafie to dissolve the state assembly.
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He added that Juhar should have met all the assemblymen before making the decision as Shafie no longer commanded a majority.
“Juhar should have met all 65 state representatives before signing the declaration for the dissolution of the state assembly,” Zulkarnain told reporters after lodging the report at the Sri Petaling police station.
He alleged the governor had also crossed the boundary of his discretionary powers by appointing Shafie as Sabah Chief Minister in 2018, just days after Musa Aman was appointed to the position.
He said sacking and replacing Musa was tantamount to stealing the power of the state assembly to remove the Chief Minister.
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He also said the police report was meant to protect him because of his complaint to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Aug 5 regarding the dissolution of the state assembly.
“I have received reports that certain parties are trying to harm me after I lodged the complaint with MACC,” he said.
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“More than 10 police reports have also been made against me because of the complaint, accusing me of insulting Juhar.”Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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