PAS MPs will heed Opposition Leader’s call in no confidence vote against PM, sec-gen says
(Malay Mail Online) – PAS federal lawmakers will get direction from Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Azizah on the no confidence vote against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in Parliament, secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said today.
The Kota Bharu MP noted that PAS has yet to discuss the matter as the motion against Najib has not been tabled, but said he was confident that the Islamist party’s MPs will heed any decision made by Dr Wan Azizah.
“We will wait for this matter when it is tabled in Parliament. We will rely on our Opposition Leader Dr Wan Azizah for us to make our decision,” he told reporters when met at the PAS Himpunan Fastaqim-H60K gathering tonight.
“We will see first. The vote of no confidence is a part of Parliament’s procedure and we support the vote no confidence,” he added.
The no confidence motion against Najib was earlier today spotted in the Order Paper for next week’s Parliament sitting.
The motion, listed as the 25th item out of 28 motions for debate Monday, was filed by PKR’s Petaling Jaya Selatan MP Hee Loy Sian.
Among several reasons for the motion is the RM2.6 billion that was reportedly deposited into Najib’s personal accounts, which Hee noted was later confirmed to be a donation from an individual in the Middle East.
The motion also cites the disbanding of the special taskforce that was investigating 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the state-owned firm that is said to have racked up a debt to the tune of billions since its inception in 2009.
It noted that former Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail who headed the taskforce was suddenly removed from his post, while several Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers were ordered transferred.
The motion also noted that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) had to pause its probe on 1MDB after four of its members were appointed to ministerial and deputy minister posts.
“In view of these issues mentioned, Najib has tarnished the country’s international image and caused investors to lose confidence in the government, leading to an unstable economy, the plummeting of the share market and the devaluing of the ringgit against the US dollar,” the motion states, according to a copy of the Order Paper on Parliament’s website.
“As such, Malaysians are no longer confident in the prime minister, and with that, the House moves a no confidence vote against the prime minister,” the motion adds.
