THREE Umno leaders contesting in the general election as opposition or Independent candidates will be sacked immediately, party president Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.

According to the Umno constitution, he said the party has the right to sack any member who contests on a ticket other than the party, including those who are proposers and supporters of candidates representing the opposition.

“I have instructed the Umno secretary-general (Ahmad Maslan) to issue a media statement today to detail certain provisions in the Umno constitution that allows the dismissal to be carried out.

“That (dismissal) is a normal step because we follow the procedures and ethics provided in the party constitution, likewise if a leader from another party joins BN (Barisan Nasional),” he told a press conference at his residence in Kampung Sungai Nipah Darat today.

In today’s nomination process, the incumbent Arau MP Shahidan Kassim and incumbent Maran MP Dr Ismail Abd Muttalib, both from Umno, are defending their respective seats on a Perikatan Nasional ticket.

Another Umno leader, incumbent Padang Besar MP Zahidi Zainul Abidin, is defending his seat, and also the Titi Tinggi state seat, in Perlis, both as an Independent candidate. – Bernama, November 5, 2022.