Sebatik rep claims anti-defection oath invalid, made under duress
Sebatik assemblyperson Hassan A Gani Pg Amir admitted that he made an oath last year to resign from office if he left Warisan.
However, he claimed the pledge was made under duress and is thus invalid...
Sebatik assemblyperson Hassan A Gani Pg Amir admitted that he made an oath last year to resign from office if he left Warisan.
However, he claimed the pledge was made under duress and is thus invalid.
“Yes, I have indeed made an oath, but the oath is invalid because I was under duress.
“If I had not sworn the oath, I would not be placed as (election) candidate. I support Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) for the people of Sebatik,” he said in a Facebook post today.
Hassan had defected from Warisan and pledged support for GRS on Thursday last week. He also said he supports the leadership of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor.
In doing so, he accused Warisan of giving priority to politics over the wellbeing of the people.
GRS is a coalition comprising Perikatan Nasional, BN, and Parti Bersatu Sabah; they currently have the support of 48 assemblypersons out of 79.
Since his defection, a video was circulated online that purportedly shows Hassan swearing that if he is elected as assemblyperson, he will remain in Warisan at least until the dissolution of the state assembly.
Otherwise, he said he would resign from his office and even signed his resignation letter in advance.
“I will not betray Warisan and voters’ trust upon me. If I choose to join another political party or declare allegiance towards another party or declare myself as an independent assemblyperson […] I will resign my post as Sabah assemblyperson.
“And, to show my sincerity, I hereby sign my resignation letter that will be handed to the Sabah state assembly speaker and the Sabah governor if I breach my oath of allegiance,” he said in the video, which was purportedly recorded on Sept 10, 2020.
The date coincided with the date when Warisan and its allies announced their election candidates ahead of the Sabah state election on Sept 26.
Meanwhile, Warisan president Mohd Shafie Apdal reportedly told a press conference today that the party is considering legal action against Hassan.
“We have yet to receive (Hassan’s resignation letter), but he had signed and made the pledge in front of the party's lawyers…” Bernama quoted him as saying, adding that Warisan would seek legal advice on the matter.
I started a joke, which started the whole world crying But I didn't see that the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me ...... Sebatik assemblyperson Hassan A Gani Pg Amir , the joke is on you. Actually you are the joke.
He had the choice of contesting as independent candidate and win on his own merit. His declaration now proved that he was not sincere when taking the oath with Warisan ( probably the same applied when he was taking the oath as ADUN, if he defected to another country ). Hewas making use of Warisan’s name to cheat the voters to be elected as ADUN, as he knew that he would be elected if not for voter’s trust on Warisan....
Zero logic on reasoning and defeat the whole purpose of oath. So anyone made an oath can later say the oath is invalid because he/she was forced to do so? So if I made an oath in court to tell the truth but can I say it’s invalid as I was forced to tell the truth? Mad mad world....
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