Claims on army camp campaigns slanderous - Hishammuddin

Caretaker senior minister of defence Hishammuddin Hussein said a statement that went viral on social media claiming Army chief General Zamrose Mohd Zain allowed him to conduct election campaigns in Army camps was slanderous.

Hishammuddin, who is the BN treasurer-general said he has yet to step foot in any army camp throughout the 15th general election (GE15) campaign period.

“I had been campaigning in my own constituency in Sembrong and other areas in Johor. I am in Pahang now, which means I have not entered any (army) camp,” he told reporters when met at the Pahang BN Jelajah Undi programme in Kuantan today.

Also present were the BN candidate for the Kuantan parliamentary seat, Ab Hamid Mohd Nazahar and the three BN candidates contesting state seats under Kuantan, namely Shafik Fauzan Sharif (Inderapura), Nara @ Nikman Nordin (Tanjung Lumpur) and Tee Choon Ser (Teruntum).

In addition to Kuantan, Hishammuddin also visited BN candidates in Raub, Kuala Krau, and Indera Mahkota.

The army released a statement yesterday which refuted that no such statement allowing Hishammuddin to campaign in army camps was issued.

Separately, Hishammuddin said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s statement during an election campaign event in Sungai Buloh recently that he aspired to be prime minister in the future should not be sensationalised.

He said this was because only the party can decide on the post.

“This sort of talk will surface during the election season as folks will always look for sensational issues to talk about,” he added.

- Bernama

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