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PN Candidate Denies Supporting PH, Calls Social Media Poster Slanderous
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PN Candidate Denies Supporting PH, Calls Social Media Poster Slanderous

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate in Johor, Dr. Mohamed Maliki Mohamed Rapiee, denied claims that his party supports Pakatan Harapan (PH).
  • He stated that a social media poster falsely depicting PN leaders supporting PH is slanderous.
  • Maliki affirmed Bersatu's commitment to PN and urged voters not to be swayed by misinformation during the Johor state election campaign.

Dr. Mohamed Maliki Mohamed Rapiee, a candidate for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition in the DUN Parit Raja constituency of Johor, has vehemently denied allegations that the Bersatu party has declared support for Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Bersatu remains with PN and does not support PH.

— Dr. Mohamed Maliki Mohamed RapieeDenying claims of Bersatu supporting Pakatan Harapan.

Maliki addressed a defamatory social media poster that circulated widely, showing him alongside Bersatu President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and other party leaders, with claims that Bersatu was collectively endorsing a PH candidate. He denounced the post as slanderous and an irresponsible use of party leaders' images.

The matter in Kempas involves former party members and has nothing to do with the direction of the Bersatu Party.

— Dr. Mohamed Maliki Mohamed RapieeClarifying the party's stance regarding incidents involving former members.

"Bersatu remains with PN and does not support PH," Maliki stated firmly. He clarified that any incidents linked to Kempas, which were being used to misrepresent Bersatu's direction, involved former party members and did not reflect the official stance of the party.

I hope everyone gets an explanation and does not believe this false news.

— Dr. Mohamed Maliki Mohamed RapieeUrging the public to be wary of misinformation.

He urged the public to disregard such false information, especially during the final stages of the Johor state election campaign. Maliki reiterated Bersatu's unwavering commitment to PN and encouraged voters to support all PN candidates, emphasizing that the party has never supported PH.

Vote for all PN candidates. Bersatu remains committed to PN and has never supported PH.

— Dr. Mohamed Maliki Mohamed RapieeEncouraging support for PN candidates in the Johor state election.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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