Resign if Najib is pardoned, KL DAP leader tells party members in Cabinet
Ben Fong says it would be 'untenable' for DAP to remain in government if the former prime minister is released.
A Kuala Lumpur DAP leader has urged members in the Cabinet to resign if former Prime Minister Najib Razak, currently incarcerated for corruption, receives a pardon. Ben Fong, the Kuala Lumpur DAP treasurer, declared that it would be untenable for DAP to remain in government under such circumstances.
The Federal Territories Pardons Board is set to meet soon to deliberate on Najib's appeal for pardon, related to the 1MDB scandal. Najib, aged 72, was previously convicted of misappropriating RM42 million and served a 12-year sentence, which was later reduced to six years and fined RM50 million. He faces a second conviction for abuse of power and money laundering, with a 15-year jail term and RM11.38 billion fine.
Fong clarified that the resignation of DAP members does not imply the collapse of the government, but rather supports political stability while advocating for institutional reforms. However, certain boundaries should not be breached. Currently, there are five ministers and seven deputy ministers from DAP serving in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Cabinet.
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