Umno supreme council decided to expel Isham, says Zahid

The decision to expel Umno supreme council member Isham Jalil was made by the supreme council itself, party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.

He said the decision was made without the need to go through the party disciplinary committee.

“The disciplinary committee will bring it to the supreme council, and the supreme council will decide.

“What is decided by the supreme council is final,” he said when responding to Isham’s claims that the sacking was decided by Zahid without his (Isham’s) case being given a fair hearing by the disciplinary committee.

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Asked whether the decision serves as a warning to those who criticise Umno and the party president, Zahid (above, left) said that criticising the president was not a consideration when coming to the decision.

“However, when you insult your party and belittle Umno despite being a member, it means the actions will be dealt with by the supreme council so that there are no ‘tikus membaiki labu’ moves within Umno itself,” he said, citing the Malay idiom which refers to an ignorant person trying to resolve a problem only to worsen the situation further.

He also said if such members continue to exist in Umno, the party will face further damage from within.

Meanwhile, commenting on PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad’s statement that Umno should be grateful to Bersatu for accepting the party as part of the previous federal government, Zahid said PAS, by right, should be the one thanking Umno.

“Idris does not know what was done by Umno; by right, he should be the one to be thankful as, before that, he was also part of the opposition.

“At that time, the government was formed due to Umno’s contribution as PAS then had only 18 seats while Umno and BN had 68 seats overall… so it is them (PAS) who should be thanking Umno,” he said.

- Bernama

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