Selangor MB crisis: Saari to Hadi – ‘Show proof I was bought over’

(The Star) -PAS’ Hulu Kelang assemblyman Saari Sungib has challenged party president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang to show proof that he was bought over by PKR to support Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

“Provide the proof then,” he told Hadi, who claimed during his wrap-up speech at the party’s muktamar on Saturday that there were “brokers” from certain quarters who had “stolen” the support of PAS assemblymen in Selangor.

Saari clarified that he signed the statutory declaration (SD) supporting Dr Wan Azizah in order to deny Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim the chance to cause further damage to the state.

“Khalid claimed he had the majority support, and had started sacking exco members. However, he did not consult any of the state assemblymen to ask them if they supported him.

“The aim was to deny Khalid. However, the lawyers explained that the state assemblymen need to transfer their support to another candidate in order to legitimise the SD, so we supported Dr Wan Azizah because PKR and DAP had agreed to her nomination,” he said when contacted on Sunday.

Saari insisted his only wrongdoing was to help safeguard Pakatan’s grip on Selangor, and lashed out at PAS for allowing its members to revile and insult him without knowing the full story.

“There are many Islamic scholars in the party, yet they allow a motion to condemn me for my actions, which constitutes as punishment before trial. What kind of Islamic party is that?

“At the muktamar, the permanent chairman did not intervene when a delegate prayed for God’s wrath upon me. This is very shameful to the party,” he added.

Saari and Morib assemblyman Hasnul Baharuddin were the two Selangor PAS assemblyman who signed the SD supporting Dr Wan Azizah on Aug 14, three days before the party was to make an official stand on the mentri besar crisis.