A PERAK Umno Youth leader lodged a police report yesterday against a news portal for allegedly posting a defamatory report against the state leadership.

State party wing legal secretariat chairman Faridzul Azlan Abdul Sani said the news report claimed that the state Umno was behind the move to buy an assemblyman and former exco to support the appointment of Perak’s new menteri besar.

“The reports are false, slanderous, malicious and offensive to Umno’s top leadership, alleging that Perak Umno offered nearly RM7.5 million to each Pakatan (Harapan) assemblyman.

“We believe the report is malicious, provocative and can interfere with the menteri besar selection process by the sultan of Perak (Sultan Nazrin Shah) and casts a negative perception on the state’s Umno leaders and muafakat nasional,” he told reporters after lodging the report at the Sg Senam police station yesterday.

Faridzul Azlan, who is also the Tambun division Umno Youth chief, said he represented the 24 Youth divisions throughout the state and wanted the authorities and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to take action against the owners and editors of the news portal.

Sultan Nazrin on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Ahmad Faizal Azumu as the 12^th menteri besar of Perak that led to all state executive councillors (excos) being terminated with immediate effect.

On Monday, Faizal said Perak Perikatan Nasional comprising Umno, PAS and Bersatu has the support of 32 assemblymen to form a new state government. – Bernama, March 12, 2020.