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Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke Resigns over Former PM Najib’s Conditional Pardon, Other DAP Ministers to Stay On
Loke said the move is limited to him, while other DAP ministers stay in Cabinet to preserve political stability, party officials said.
- On Saturday, Democratic Action Party secretary-general Anthony Loke announced his resignation as Transport Minister, citing his opposition to the conditional royal pardon granted to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
- The Federal Territories Pardons Board announced on Friday that His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, consented to allow Najib to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, subject to a RM50 million fine.
- DAP Central Executive Committee members, including national chairman Gobind Singh Deo and Hannah Yeoh, convened an emergency meeting at the party headquarters in Pudu this Saturday to debate the party's stance on the pardon.
- Loke confirmed Saturday evening that he alone will resign to ensure political stability, while DAP ministers remain in Cabinet to continue "defending the rule of law and the fight against corruption."
- United Malays National Organisation secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki reported that a solidarity fund for Najib raised over RM634,000, with supporters contributing as little as "RM10 and RM50.
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PressNewsAgencyBreaking | Malaysia’s Loke resigns as minister following Najib’s house arrest approval
Malaysia’s Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary general Anthony Loke has stepped down as transport minister a day after the Pardons Board decided to allow incarcerated former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his jail term at home. “I have decided to resign as the minister of transport to the prime minister, and this only involves me as minister,” Loke said. Loke said that while the DAP respected the king’s decision to gran…
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Malaysia's Democratic Action Party leader resigns from cabinet
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Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigns over former PM Najib’s conditional pardon, other DAP ministers to stay on
The decision was reached during an emergency meeting of DAP’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) on Saturday (Sep 19), a day after Najib’s pardon was granted by the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting chaired by the Malaysian king.
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