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Why didn’t PAS raise bribery issue when in govt, says Azalina
The law and institutional reform minister dismisses the party’s call for guidelines on the Do’s and Don’ts during elections.
Law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said said PAS was in the government led by PN leader Muhyiddin Yassin. (Bernama pic)
SEREMBAN: Law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said has hit out at PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man over his call for guidelines on the Do’s and Don’ts during the elections.
Azalina questioned why PAS did not call for guidelines on what constituted bribery in an election when it was in the previous governments, led by Muhyiddin Yassin and then Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
She said some PAS ministers were then in charge of agencies and commissions that oversaw these matters.
“Suddenly, when there’s another government in power, you (blame) the government. Maybe they (PAS) missed the boat.
“They were in the government and the leader of their coalition (Muhyiddin) was the prime minister. You should ask them why they did not do it then?” Azalina said at a press conference at the Seremban court complex here today.
At a ceramah last night, Tuan Ibrahim said while he was not questioning MACC, there was a need for the agency to come up with a list of Do’s and Don’ts.
He said there was a need for some consistency as to what political parties could do while on the campaign trail.
In response, MACC chief Azam Baki said they have no plans to introduce such guidelines as its already set out under the Election Offences Act 1954.
On Friday, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in announcing grants for youths in Terengganu, urged them to vote for the “blue and red wave” in the state election.
He also said the amount allocated may be increased depending on the results of the Aug 12 polls.
SEREMBAN: Law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said has hit out at PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man over his call for guidelines on the Do’s and Don’ts during the elections.
Azalina questioned why PAS did not call for guidelines on what constituted bribery in an election when it was in the previous governments, led by Muhyiddin Yassin and then Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
She said some PAS ministers were then in charge of agencies and commissions that oversaw these matters.
“Suddenly, when there’s another government in power, you (blame) the government. Maybe they (PAS) missed the boat.
“They were in the government and the leader of their coalition (Muhyiddin) was the prime minister. You should ask them why they did not do it then?” Azalina said at a press conference at the Seremban court complex here today.
At a ceramah last night, Tuan Ibrahim said while he was not questioning MACC, there was a need for the agency to come up with a list of Do’s and Don’ts.
He said there was a need for some consistency as to what political parties could do while on the campaign trail.
In response, MACC chief Azam Baki said they have no plans to introduce such guidelines as its already set out under the Election Offences Act 1954.
On Friday, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in announcing grants for youths in Terengganu, urged them to vote for the “blue and red wave” in the state election.
He also said the amount allocated may be increased depending on the results of the Aug 12 polls.
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