Selangor MB crisis: PKR retracts statement on Palace letter
(The Star) – PKR has retracted a statement claiming that the Selangor Palace did not reject party president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s candidacy as Mentri Besar 20 minutes after issuing it.
PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail had sent out a statement at 9.30pm Wednesday only to contact the media later that this had been retracted.
When contacted, Saifuddin said the statement was retracted because “certain information” in the release needed to be changed and that a fresh statement would only be sent out Thursday.
In SMSes and e-mails to the various media, party communications director Fahmi Fadzil had reminded them not to publish the cancelled statement.
The original statement by PKR was supposed to be in response to a letter from the Selangor Palace reminding the party to submit more than two names for the Sultan to consider as Mentri Besar.
It had also thanked the Palace for acknowledging that it had received a letter dated Sept 1 nominating Dr Wan Azizah as a sole Mentri Besar candidate.
Saifuddin had said that based on his understanding of the letter by the palace, there was no rejection of Dr Wan Azizah’s candidacy.
PKR also noted the palace’s reminder that more than two names be submitted for consideration.
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KENYATAAN MEDIA
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (KEADILAN) petang ini telah menerima surat jawapan dari pihak Istana berhubung isu perlantikan Menteri Besar Selangor yang baru.
KEADILAN ingin merakamkan ucapan terima kasih kepada pihak Istana kerana telah mengesahkan penerimaan surat dari Presiden KEADILAN, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail bertarikh 14 Ogos 2014 yang dihantar bersama-sama 30 akuan bersumpah dari Ahli-Ahli Dewan Negeri Selangor yang menyatakan sokongan kepada Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah sebagai Menteri Besar Selangor yang baru.
KEADILAN juga merakamkan penghargaan buat pihak Istana kerana mengesahkan penerimaan surat dari Presiden KEADILAN bertarikh 1 September 2014 yang telah menamakan Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah sebagai calon Menteri Besar Selangor yang baru.
Memahami dari isi maksud kandungan surat pihak Istana, KEADILAN ingin memaklumkan bahawa tidak ada penolakan terhadap nama Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail sebagai calon Menteri Besar Selangor yang baru. KEADILAN juga mengambil maklum bahwa surat pihak Istana turut memperingatkan agar lebih daripada dua nama dikemukakan kepada DYMM Tuanku Sultan Selangor.
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
Setiausaha Agung
Parti Keadilan Rakyat
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KENYATAAN MEDIA
Assalamualaikum dan salam hormat,
Harap maklum bahawa teks yang dihantar tadi belum dimuktamadkan. Ianya adalah ditarik balik, dan berstatus tidak sah untuk digunakan.
Komunikasi KEADILAN memohon maaf di atas sebarang kesulitan yang tertimbul daripada hal ini.
Sekian, terima kasih.
Fahmi Fadzil
Pengarah Komunikasi KEADILAN
