Selangor Umno Youth lodged a police report against Mohamed Azmin Ali today for allegedly slandering the BN over the proposed appointment of Shukry Mohd Salleh as Election Commission (EC) deputy chairperson.

Its chief Zainuri Zainal said the Selangor menteri besar had to be called up to make a statement as his statement contradicted the Official Secrets Act 1972 and that apparently insulted the Conference of Rulers.

"Azmin has made a dishonest, malicious and baseless statement when he gave the impression as if the appointment of EC deputy chairperson was 'arranged'.

"If his claim is not true, this is a slanderous statement that has been sensationalised in the state assembly sitting and insulted the Conference of Rulers," Zainuri told reporters after lodging a report at the Shah Alam district police headquarters.

Also present were state Umno Youth secretary Ahmad Mua'adzam Shah Ya'akop and Petaling Jaya Utara Umno Youth division chief Mohd Fakhzan Md Noor.

On Nov 3, Azmin, during the state assembly sitting, reportedly claimed that BN had proposed Shukry, who is the former private chief secretary to the prime minister, to be appointed as EC deputy chairpersonn but the proposal was not accepted by the Conference of Rulers.

The press secretary to the prime minister, Tengku Sariffuddin Tengku Ahmad, said in a statement that the proposal paper on Shukry's appointment as EC deputy chairperson was not presented at the Conference of Rulers meeting.

- Bernama