{
  "id": 204664,
  "title": "Zahid beri jaminan lindungi penjawat awam daripada tekanan pertembungan politik",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/zahid-beri-jaminan-lindungi-penjawat-awam-daripada-tekanan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T03:20:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/06/zahid-beri-jaminan-lindungi-penjawat-awam-daripada-tekanan-pertembungan-politik"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vice Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi has pledged to protect civil servants from political pressure while emphasizing the importance of civil servants carrying out their duties professionally and in accordance with regulations and proper channels. In response to accusations of such pressure, he urged civil servants to continue fulfilling their responsibilities without mixing politics with administration. \"I am also aware that some of you may be called upon to face this ongoing political pressure,\" he stated. \"However, rest assured that as long as I hold the trust as a minister, I guarantee that every civil servant will have my protection.\" He reiterated that civil servants must continue serving and executing their assigned duties according to regulations and proper channels. \"I will protect...I am professional in this matter. I want to adhere to regulations and proper channels. Allah knows who will leave and who will be replaced, just wait and see,\" he added during a monthly seminar at the Ministry of Rural and Urban Development. While not naming any specific individuals, he accused high-ranking officials of exerting political pressure on civil servants. \"This pressure comes from the one up there, no one knows their name, but know this,\" he said. He believed that the current political developments, especially after the Johor and Negeri Sembilan PRN results, could raise concerns among civil servants regarding the stability of a united government and the direction of administration. However, he strongly stressed that national security should not be compromised by domestic political competition until a parliamentary dissolution occurs. \"The unity government today was formed based on clear understanding and agreement; it must remain intact until a parliamentary dissolution takes place. Therefore, as long as there is no dissolution, the federal government will continue to function, administration will proceed, and every trust to the people will be carried out as usual.\" He emphasized that civil servants must remain vigilant of political developments and understand the context that forms the foundation of the government, but should not get drawn into partisan politics. He also stressed the need for a clear distinction between politics and administration, with civil servants' professionalism ensuring that every task is carried out with integrity for the nation and its people. \"In the state, we can have different opinions, but when we implement administration at the center, we cannot have differences. Instead, we must have a common mindset, a feeling, and a goal to prioritize the people's interests in carrying out government affairs at the center.\" \"The government's affairs cannot stop just because political temperature rises,\" he concluded.",
  "summary": "Timbalan Perdana Menteri Zahid Hamidi membidas pihak cuba memberi tekanan kepada penjawat awam susulan pertembungan politik semasa.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}