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PAS convention delegate calls DAP push to review Zahid charges hypocritical

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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  • Mardhiyyah Johari, a Kedah delegate at the PAS convention, criticized DAP calls for a review of 47 charges involving Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
  • She said DAP had not raised the issue when it needed UMNO’s support to form the government, but was questioning it after political circumstances changed.
  • She argued that justice and reform principles should not be applied selectively for political interests.

A PAS convention delegate has accused DAP leaders of hypocrisy after they urged Malaysia’s attorney general to review 47 corruption charges involving Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Mardhiyyah Johari, speaking during a debate on the president’s policy address at PAS’s 72nd annual convention in Kota Bharu, said the issue had not surfaced when DAP needed UMNO’s support to form the government. She said it was now being raised in a changed political setting.

“Speaking about justice, the media reported on September 3 that DAP leaders urged the attorney general to review the 47 charges against Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi,” Mardhiyyah said. “When they wanted to form a government with UMNO’s support, this issue did not arise. Now they are in a panic. This is not reform, but hypocrisy.”

The remarks followed a call by Jelutong lawmaker RSN Rayer for the attorney general to examine again the 47 corruption-related charges linked to Zahid and the Yayasan Akalbudi fund. DAP Youth backed that call the following day.

Mardhiyyah said principles concerning justice and reform should remain consistent. She argued that positions on legal proceedings should not change simply because political positions or interests had shifted.

Speaking about justice, the media reported on September 3 that DAP leaders urged the attorney general to review the 47 charges against Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi. When they wanted to form a government with UMNO’s support, this issue did not arise. Now they are in a panic. This is not reform, but hypocrisy.

· Mardhiyyah JohariThe Kedah delegate criticized DAP’s call to review charges against Ahmad Zahid Hamidi during the PAS annual convention.
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