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KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Shafie Apdal today criticised the Perikatan Nasional government for applying political pressure on his party’s elected representatives to secure more power.
Shafie said there was plenty of talk of efforts to “buy” his MPs and assemblymen, as well as allegations that his elected representatives were ready to ditch the state coalition of Warisan-DAP-PKR-Upko and crossover to PN.
“If they are confident they have the numbers, then run the country. Why do they need more representatives?
“I know there are efforts to buy my MPs and assemblymen. Even recently they claimed five of my MPs are ready to jump — but that’s normal,” he said in reference to a news report by Harian Metro.
“But don’t use any political pressure or harassment to ensure you get power. You can be sure this is not the way we (Pakatan Harapan-Warisan) run the country,” he said after receiving Covid-19 medical supplies from private organisations at his office here today.
Sabah Infrastructure Development Minister Peter Anthony was questioned twice by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) before being served with a warrant to appear in court tomorrow to be charged with money laundering in connection with a previous land deal.
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