Nota editor: Malaysiakini menarik balik laporan berkenaan selepas mendapati berlaku kesilapan tertentu di dalamnya berdasarkan pertemuan dengan tiga Adun berkaitan. Kami memohon maaf atas kesilapan tersebut.

Pengerusi DAP Lim Guan Eng dan sembilan anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Pulau Pinang menafikan laporan Malaysiakini berkaitan dakwaan terdapat usaha menggantikan ketua menteri Chow Kon Yow.

Mereka juga berkata tiada sesiapa pun daripada mereka bercakap dengan Malaysiakini.

Berikut kenyataan penuh mereka dalam bahasa Inggeris:

We the undersigned are the 10 ordinary Penang State Assemblypersons who do not hold any government posts in the Penang state government. (either as Chief Minister, EXCO members or Political Secretary to the Chief Minister)

Malaysiakini published a report today titled, “Internal DAP push to oust Chow, re-install Lim as Penang CM”, based on three unnamed State Assemblypersons purportedly from Penang. This article is malicious and unfair by not mentioning who the 3 State Assemblypersons are, thereby putting all the 10 ordinary State Assemblypersons from Penang under unnecessary public suspicion.

We solemnly attest that we have not spoken to Malaysiakini on this article. To attribute the report to any of us 3 Assemblypersons is untrue and false. Thus, we are unable to ascertain where Malaysiakini get their baseless information from.

Candidature for seats and posts are decided by the party and we will respect the party’s decision. We will not be drawn into any attempt by irresponsible parties to divide and distract us from our objective of serving the people and ensuring Penang’s future.

Winning the coming state elections is paramount to prosper Penang and strengthen political stability as well as fortify the unity government in Putrajaya for the next 5 years.

Lim Guan Eng, Air Putih
Lim Siew Khim, Sungai Pinang
Jason H’ng Mooi Lye, Jawi
Heng Lee Lee, Berapit
Joseph Ng Soon Siang, Air Itam
Ong Ah Teong, Batu Lancang
Daniel Gooi Zi Sen, Pengkalan Kota
Satees Muniandy, Bagan Dalam
Syerleena Abdul Rashid, Sri Delima
Chris Lee Chun Kit, Pulau Tikus