LGE bidas Umno, dakwa ‘u-turn’ berkait peletakan jawatan Loke

DAP advisor Lim Guan Eng accused two top Umno leaders of contradicting each other over Loke Siew Fook's move to become the Transport Minister. Lim claimed Umno was filled with disagreements, drawing attention to President Zahid Hamidi's praise for Loke as someone with principles for keeping his promises. However, today, there was a 180-degree shift from Umno, which now claims (the move to remove Loke) is disrespectful to the King's authority (to grant forgiveness), according to Deputy President Umno Mohamad Hasan.

Earlier today, Mohamad alleged Loke's actions suggested questioning the King's forgiveness power as stated in the Constitution. Loke announced his resignation effective immediately, following the High Court's ruling allowing Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest. DAP's Deputy Secretary General had previously announced his desire to step down after receiving conditional forgiveness from Najib but agreed to continue his duties temporarily at Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's request.

Lim questioned why Umno did not raise such issues before the resignation of Loke's appointment. He stated that Umno would always change its stance based on political interests. Lim expressed hope that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim would ask Umno to leave the government, allowing Pakatan Harapan to govern the country, "kick them out" to prevent Umno from openly sabotaging them and using state resources to topple the government.