KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Umno members who have been charged in court will be suspended from their posts until the disposal of their case, Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
The prime minister said the decision was made at the Umno Supreme Council meeting Friday.
"We agreed in principle to the recommendation by the Umno management committee that party members who have been charged in court will be suspended from their posts.
"If they succeeded in the court process, they will be reinstated to their posts," Najib told a news conference after chairing the Umno Supreme Council meeting here Friday.
Among Umno members currently facing charges are Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Umno Youth chief Datuk Mohamad Norza Zakaria, Pandan Umno chief Abdul Ghani Ismail and former Labuan Umno chief Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman, who was recently dropped from the post following the court charges against him. Norza was charged with giving bribes to two individuals in January, Abdul Ghani Ismail with nine charges of accepting bribes while Suhaili was charged with making false statements.
They have pleaded not guilty to their respective charges.
Meanwhile, Najib said the supreme council also agreed to increase the membership of the Umno Disciplinary Board including those for the investigation, tribunal and appeals panels.
The new members are former parliamentary secretary to the Youth and Sports Ministry Datuk Ismail Said, lawyer Datuk Zuraidah Atan, former Anti-Corruption Agency senior assistant superintendent Wahab Wahid, retired policeman with the rank of inspector, Nordin Saidin, and retired policeman with the rank of superintendent, Mohd Zain Ismail.
Najib said today's supreme council meeting also endorsed and officially accepted the applications by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali and their son Datuk Mokhzani to rejoin Umno.
Mahathir left Umno on May 19 last year and rejoined the party on April 4, a day after Najib was sworn in as the prime minister.
The prime minister said the decision was made at the Umno Supreme Council meeting Friday.
"We agreed in principle to the recommendation by the Umno management committee that party members who have been charged in court will be suspended from their posts.
"If they succeeded in the court process, they will be reinstated to their posts," Najib told a news conference after chairing the Umno Supreme Council meeting here Friday.
Among Umno members currently facing charges are Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Umno Youth chief Datuk Mohamad Norza Zakaria, Pandan Umno chief Abdul Ghani Ismail and former Labuan Umno chief Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman, who was recently dropped from the post following the court charges against him. Norza was charged with giving bribes to two individuals in January, Abdul Ghani Ismail with nine charges of accepting bribes while Suhaili was charged with making false statements.
They have pleaded not guilty to their respective charges.
Meanwhile, Najib said the supreme council also agreed to increase the membership of the Umno Disciplinary Board including those for the investigation, tribunal and appeals panels.
The new members are former parliamentary secretary to the Youth and Sports Ministry Datuk Ismail Said, lawyer Datuk Zuraidah Atan, former Anti-Corruption Agency senior assistant superintendent Wahab Wahid, retired policeman with the rank of inspector, Nordin Saidin, and retired policeman with the rank of superintendent, Mohd Zain Ismail.
Najib said today's supreme council meeting also endorsed and officially accepted the applications by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali and their son Datuk Mokhzani to rejoin Umno.
Mahathir left Umno on May 19 last year and rejoined the party on April 4, a day after Najib was sworn in as the prime minister.
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