MOF rebuts Kedah MB, saying MADANI Government never issued new gambling licences
THE Ministry of Finance (MOF) has rejected claims that the MADANI Government has relaxed controls on licensed gambling in Kedah, stressing that it has neither issued new gambling licences nor increased the number of gambling outlets since taking offi...
Kedah PKR has criticized Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi for making unkind remarks about Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim regarding gambling licences in the state. Communications director Tunku Nashrul Abaidah stated that Sanusi should instead address his administration's loss in legal proceedings and stop directing his anger towards the prime minister.
The decision to ban gambling activities in Kedah was made by Sanusi's administration and was later overturned by the courts due to exceeding the state's jurisdiction. The Federal Court rejected An appeal for leave to appeal the decision. Nashrul emphasized that Malaysia follows the separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and judiciary, and the prime minister does not have a role in the court's decision.
He also pointed out that when Pas was part of the Perikatan Nasional government, the number of special gambling draws increased from eight to 22 times a year, while Anwar, the prime minister, decreased it back to eight times a year. Nashrul accused Sanusi of misleading the public and involving unrelated parties to evade responsibility for his administration's shortcomings.
Sanusi reportedly threatened that Anwar would face the wrath of Kedahans if he allowed gambling activities to resume in the state.
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