Penang rep alleges double standards in PKR's disciplinary action
GEORGE TOWN: Pantai Jerejak assemblyman Fahmi Zainol has questioned PKR’s disciplinary consistency, alleging double standards in the party’s handling of misconduct claims against elected representatives.
Pantai Jerejak assemblyman Fahmi Zainol has raised concerns over PKR's perceived double standards in disciplinary actions against party members. In a Facebook post, Fahmi questioned the fate of a recent police investigation involving another Penang assemblyman. He expressed his dissatisfaction, stating that the treatment of the recent case appeared to be different from how other assemblymen have been dealt with.
As a party member, Fahmi feels that positions were stripped and immediate dismissal was the outcome, while he is still contesting a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to his wife. Fahmi maintained that expressing internal grievances does not equate to disloyalty, emphasizing that speaking out does not mean betrayal. Earlier this year, Fahmi was suspended from his PKR party positions and removed as a state executive councillor following his court charges.
He is contesting the allegations. The latest police investigation, involving an alleged domestic assault, pertains to a different Penang lawmaker, and Fahmi has denied any involvement. Penang police chief Datuk Dennis Lim confirmed the recording of statements from four individuals, including the assemblyman and his wife, under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which deals with voluntarily causing hurt. No arrests have been made in this ongoing investigation.
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