Tomorrow is D-Day for both the BN’s Zambry Abd Kadir and the Pakatan Rakyat’s Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, as the Court of Appeal will decide on who is the rightful menteri besar of Perak.

nizar and zambry court 130509 The political turmoil of the silver state has been continuing for the last few months, with added spice from the legal battle between Zambry and Nizar, each claiming to be the rightful menteri besar of the state.

Law suits, counter-suits, appeals and counter-appeals were the norm of the day for these two politicians, while the administration of the state went into a limbo with no clear sight of a solution for the political impasse.

The political storm started when three Pakatan Rakyat exco members declared themselves as independents and gave their support to BN which saw the fall of the 10-month-old Pakatan rule in Perak.

When Malaysiakini asked the two politicians what they plan to do after the Court of Appeal makes its decision tomorrow, both stated that they will abide by whatever decision the court makes.

'I shall leave it to the will of Allah'

Nizar added: “If the court decision goes in my favour, I will immediately seek an audience with Perak’s Sultan Azlan Shah to get his consent to dissolve the state assembly and call for fresh state elections to get a fresh mandate from the people.”

“However, if the court decides otherwise, then I shall seek the advice of my panel of lawyers on the next step of action, whether to appeal again and see whether there is a provision to appeal or not.

“I shall leave it to the will of Allah to decide on my fate.”

Zambry said: “I shall abide by whatever decision the court makes and I respect whatever the court ruling states.

“I respected the High Court ruling (which decided that Nizar was the legal menteri besar of Perak) and vacated my (menteri besar’s) seat accordingly.

“I am not like others (Nizar) who hail the court’s decision whenever it is in their favour, but I take whatever comes my way.”