Refusing to wait for confidence vote is treason against king - DPM
Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has hit back at critics who claim that those standing by embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin are committing treason against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Instead, he suggested that those seeking to topple the government before a vote of confidence is held in the Dewan Rakyat are the ones guilty of treason.
He said this is because the king consented to Muhyiddin going through a vote of confidence in September.
Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has hit back at critics who claim that those standing by embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin are committing treason against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Instead, he suggested that those seeking to topple the government before a vote of confidence is held in the Dewan Rakyat are the ones guilty of treason.
He said this is because the king consented to Muhyiddin going through a vote of confidence in September.
"Maybe those who are treasonous are the ones going against the king's decree, for this matter (prime minister's majority) to be brought to Parliament," he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.
Ismail said by consenting to a confidence vote, the palace signalled that it would not entertain statutory declarations or support letters.
His remarks come amid attempts by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to unseat Muhyiddin by sending letters to the Agong, claiming the prime minister has lost majority support.
Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan has given all the party's MPs until tomorrow to state their stand.
Ismail, who claimed 31 Umno and BN MPs are still on PN's side, said they are still considering whether or not to respond to the letter.
He also urged Zahid to meet with Umno MPs, so the Umno president can explain his decisions.
Ismail, who is an Umno vice-president, stressed that the MPs with him were upholding the king's decree and were loyal to the party.
"As members who are loyal to the party, our actions should not be to the detriment of the party, or burden the people," he added.
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