UMNO Supreme Council that met today has sacked Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, the former de facto Law Minister from the party for attending opposition events.
UMNO President Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made this announcement at about 11.30pm after chairing the supreme council meeting at the party headquarters in Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
UMNO President Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made this announcement at about 11.30pm after chairing the supreme council meeting at the party headquarters in Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
Datuk Seri Abdullah while replying to questions from the reporters during his 10 minutes press conference stated that Datuk Zaid had no avenue to appeal against his dismissal since he has been sacked where there is no opportunity to appeal. Among the leaders present were his deputy, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak and Secretary-General, Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor.
While replying the issue on State Assemblyman for Seberang Jaya Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah who had claimed that he had been sidelined by the Permatang Pauh UMNO Divisional chief Datuk Abdul Jalil Abdul Majid, Datuk Seri Abdullah replied that Datuk Arif Shah met him yesterday and informed that he fully supports UMNO and BN and would not join any other party.
With regards to the forthcoming Kuala Terengganu by-election, Datuk Seri Abdullah stated that the party has not finalised a candidate for the parliamentary seat.
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