4 more PKR lawmakers asked to defect, says Anwar

Raevathi Supramaniam Raevathi Supramaniam Updated 3 years ago · Published on 16 Mar 2021 6:35PM · 3 Comments

PKR president Anwar Ibrahim claims four of his party MPs were approached to defect with money remunerations, and when that failed, they were threatened. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, March 16, 2021.

FOUR more PKR lawmakers have been approached to jump ship and switch allegiance to Perikatan Nasional (PN), PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said.

The opposition MPs were enticed by monetary remunerations to join PN and when that failed, they are being victimised with intimidation tactics, the opposition leader told a press conference today.

He said the four PKR MPs are M. Karupaiya (Padang Serai), S. Kesavan (Sg Siput), Awang Husaini Sahari (Putatan) and Michael Teo Yu Leong (Miri).

Anwar’s revelation follows that of another PKR lawmaker, Sekijang MP Natrah Ismail, who said she was offered a bribe to shift her political allegiance. 

She has since lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Anwar, who is Port Dickson MP, alleged that the MACC, police and the Inland Revenue Board are being used as “weapons” to threaten opposition lawmakers who are not willing to defect.

This is an abuse of power, he added. – March 16, 2021.

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  • DSAI, I say you are making a big mistake courting UMNO. The conditions they will set will very likely go against the grain. Only hope DAP and Amanah stay clear of this purportedly alliance with UMNO.

    Posted 3 years ago by Edwin N · Reply

  • Serve you right. The defections of more MPs from your party clearly proves that you are out of favour as their president. Dont be surprised if youll not even be nominated as an MP in the coming GE

    Posted 3 years ago by SYED ABDULLAH BIN MOHAMED · Reply

  • Actually it all begin with you and your big mouth with the so called numbers of MP behind you

    Posted 3 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply