adminMELAKA: Any call for Parliament to be dissolved early is inappropriate as decisions on the matter are the Prime Minister’s prerogative, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.
Met at the Semarak Tani Gathering in Merlimau today, he said any decision regarding the matter should be left entirely to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s consideration without prompting from any party.
Mohamad Sabu was asked to comment on Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s statement yesterday, which proposed the dissolution of Parliament to pave the way for a General Election (GE) to give the people the mandate to choose the leaders they want.
Ahmad Zahid said this when asked about the proposed Cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Transport Minister Anthony Loke, which took effect immediately yesterday, following the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision to allow former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court yesterday ordered Najib, 73, to serve the remainder of his prison sentence for the SRC International Sdn Bhd case under house arrest at his residence in Langgak Duta, effective immediately.
Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin made the decision after quashing the order issued by the High Court Criminal Registry on Nov 6 against Najib.
The new order sees Najib serve his house arrest sentence until August 23, 2028 before returning to Kajang Prison on August 24 of the same year to serve his prison sentence in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case.
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