BN Never Protects Leaders If Guilty, Says UMNO VP

Barisan Nasional (BN) maintains a firm stance against protecting any leader found to have committed wrongdoing, asserting that legal processes are consistently applied. Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, Vice President of UMNO, stated that accusations of scandals surrounding BN do not reflect the party's true principles, as it consistently takes action against guilty leaders.

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Any political party, especially BN, if we face leaders with scandals, we take action.

Johari, who also serves as the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, emphasized that BN's actions are impartial, affecting leaders irrespective of their former high-ranking positions. He noted that individuals who served as Menteri Besar, State Executive Council members, ministers, or even state liaison chairmen have faced consequences when implicated in wrongdoing.

"Any political party, especially BN, if we face leaders with scandals, we take action," Johari said during a gathering in Kuala Pilah. He added that even a Prime Minister would undergo the legal process if found guilty by the court. BN, he stressed, is not a party that shields individuals who err.

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He further elaborated that throughout its more than 60 years of governing Malaysia, BN has never harbored criminals. Instead, every individual found guilty has been subjected to the established legal procedures. "If a leader commits a mistake, take action. Go to court, no problem. We have never wanted to defend those who are guilty. The important thing is that everything must go through the process," he concluded.

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