Two PAS state assemblypersons, who defied their party and sided with PKR and DAP in the Selangor menteri besar crisis, will face the disciplinary board tomorrow.

 

Hulu Kelang assemblyperson Saari Sungib said he and his colleague, Morib assemblyperson Hasnul Baharuddin, have been summoned to explain themselves.

 

Saari, who received a hero's welcome at a DAP function last night, insisted that he will not quit PAS.

 

"I am confident that if I explain my reasons and the steps I took, and if the (disciplinary) committee is fair, knowledgeable, objective, not influenced by anyone and fixed on upholding justice and truth, I will still be a PAS member," he told Malaysiakini last night.

 

Saari said if PAS nevertheless sacked him from the party, it would not bode well with Pakatan.

 

"If I am punished, Hasnul is punished, and we are sacked... I will still remain with Pakatan.

 

"I will be an activist or a politician without a political party, my party will be Pakatan," he asserted.

 

Meanwhile, Hasnul who earlier joked that he could still contest in the elections under DAP, stressed that he had no intention to hop parties.

 

"I do not intend to jump parties, what I did had risks and I will face dcontinuing to be a state assemblyperson in the next general election were also dim.

 

"But I acted on principle. At that time, the Pakatan government had to be defended," Hasnul said.

 

He added he was prepared to accept whatever decision the party made.

 

This will be first time Saari and Hasnul will be explaining themselves to the party in more than a month after unilaterally signing a statutory declaration to support PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ( left ) as menteri besar on Aug 14.

 

Wan Azizah had the support of 28 state assemblypersons from DAP and PKR and the PAS duo acted as tie-breakers in the 56-member state assembly.

 

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang refused to support Wan Azizah, who had the backing of DAP and PKR amid concerns that the Islamic party may join forces with arch-rival Umno to form the new Selangor government.

 

The Selangor palace eventually appointed PKR deputy president Azmin Ali as menteri besar on Tuesday, after PAS and partners DAP and PKR could not agree on a common candidate.

 

Both Saari and Hasnul have been branded as traitors by some PAS leaders, with Hadi labelling them as lackeys ( barua ) and accusing them of being bought over.

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