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ISIS goes nuts for Nutella: Brutal Jihadists reveal bizarre soft spot for the chocolate hazelnut spread

• Militants posed with jars of Italian sweet treat while fighting in Syria and Iraq
• Images uploaded to Twitter, prompting militants to declare love for Nutella
• Some suggested a chocolate spread embargo would destroy ISIS' morale
• Others joked that 'Nutella is responsible for radicalising Muslims in the West'

ISIS militants fighting in Iraq and Syria have revealed a bizarre soft spot for the chocolate hazelnut spread Nutella.

Members of the jihadist group posed for photographs holding jars of the Italian sweet treat while standing in supermarkets inside the Islamic State - the group's self-declared caliphate.

The images were subsequently uploaded to Twitter - sparking an intense debate among the fighters and their supporters over the virtues of Nutella.

After the images of the Nutella-loving jihadists emerged on Twitter, a number of users joked that the spread could be the best way to put a halt to the group's expansion in the Middle East.

One Twitter user going by the handle @FatCated asked: 'Could an embargo on Nutella or Chupa Chups (a type of lollypop) destroy the morale of #IS mercenaries? #ISIS'

Another calling herself Ariane al-Britania joked: 'It is very possible that Nutella is responsible 4 the radicalization of Muslims in the West lol.'

It is not the first time ISIS militants have used social media to reveal their surprising interests.

In the wake of Hollywood actor Robin Williams' death earlier this week dozens of ISIS militants and sympathisers took to Twitter to express their love of his film Jumanji.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2724889/ISIS-goes-nuts-Nutella-Brutal-Jihadists-reveal-bizarre-soft-spot-chocolate-hazelnut-spread.html#ixzz3AUyIDEx1

The Yezidi Exodus, Girls Raped by ISIS Jump to their Death on Mount Shingal

Among the Yezidi Kurds the fear of death is still looming. They know how real that fear is.

This man has managed to save himself and Peshmerga soldiers are now helping him to reach safety.

The difficulties for these refugees haven’t ended yet. This woman was praying for death to come.

Woman talking to Hevidar:
“Another Halabja is happening to us. We are disabled, we can’t walk anymore. No food, no water, our children have all died.”

A woman told Rudaw that three of her daughters committed suicide after they were raped by ISIS militants and were later allowed to join their family on Mount Shingal.

The mother said: My daughters were calling on people to kill them, but no one wanted to do that. So they jumped from the mountain and ended their bitter life.

The mother recounted her daughters’ story on camera, but YPG fighters on the mountain seized the Rudaw camera and erased the tape.

This woman tells the story of the Yezidi girls who committed suicide.

“They took the girls by force and raped them, and after they returned they killed themselves.”

This war has claimed everyone its victim: men, women, young and old. This man has grown old among his people, but he had never expected to see a day like this.

“In my whole life I have never seen something like this. Our world is destroyed. I can’t say anything.”

The Peshmerga have now opened a road to save the Yezidis.

“There was spot that was occupied by the ISIS. The Peshmerga came and took over it. As soon as our people saw the Peshmerga had arrived, they began descending the mountain.”

These people are running towards life, but hunger, thirst and searing heat is following them.

These refugees have paid a high price to reach safety. They have been walking for three days and three nights to reach Zakho, but that is not their ultimate goal. They wonder what their fate would be in the midst of this war.
Hevidar Ahmed, Rudaw, Mount Shingal

Ex-Selangor MB takes PAS to task for wasting time in state crisis

Former Selangor menteri besar Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib has criticised PAS for taking its time to make a decision on the MB crisis in the state, even when Umno has announced that it would support Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.


Muhammad (pic), who is also a PAS member, said that PAS should immediately make a decision, taking into account the current reality of the Selangor crisis.

"They're late, the party is over, the bride and groom have left.

"Making decisions so late. What does it mean? We have to look at today's reality… don't have to wait till August 17… we have to focus on what happens today," he told The Malaysian Insider.

Muhammad also questioned the Islamist party which has delayed getting involved in the Selangor issue, whereas 30 state assemblymen have already stated their support for Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to take over as MB.

"I think they are late and have been left behind. There are already 30 supporters."

Muhammad also said the decision of 12 Barisan assemblypersons to support Khalid as announced by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin previously was also a "big mistake".

"This is why he (Khalid) must be removed from Selangor. It is a serious thing when you receive support from Umno."

He said the issue should not be ignored and should instead be given immediate consideration from PAS, especially those who have yet to make a stand.

"That is the biggest mistake. Why leave it? When he is supported by Umno, it shows that Khalid can be their tool."

He also reminded Pakatan Rakyat, especially PAS, to wake up and make quick decisions.

"I think Pakatan has to wake up and go back to running Selangor. The people of Selangor are beginning to get tired of the childish antics."

The fact that Dr Wan Azizah has managed to acquire the support of 30 assemblymen also showed that PAS no longer has a reason to support Khalid.

"They (Pakatan) already have a majority of the support in the state assembly, so what is the excuse? There is none anymore, they have the numbers and have to respect the people's mandate."

Muhammad had previously slammed Khalid for his stubbornness to step down from his post even after being sacked by his own party, PKR.

He said Khalid had to give up his position as MB although he had PAS's support.

The upheaval in Selangor became more critical after Khalid took a drastic move to sack five PKR and DAP exco members, while insisting that he was the rightful MB after getting the Sultan's approval.

PKR and DAP had called on PAS to make a decision right away without waiting for its August 17 meeting.

The Islamist party said repeatedly that it would not make a stand ahead of the meeting this Sunday. But, yesterday, two of its Selangor assemblymen declared support for Dr Wan Azizah. – August 15, 2014

Tough to prove alleged nudists ran foul of the law, say crime lawyers

The prosecution may have an uphill task proving its case if 15 people who were allegedly involved in nude sport games on a Penang beach are charged, criminal lawyers said.

They said although it was a crime discovered through technological advancement, the laws, including the Penal Code, are ill-equipped to handle this matter.

Lawyer Fahri Azzat said the public came to know of the incident because it was captured on video and uploaded online for everyone to view.

"This could not have happened in the 18th century when the Penal Code was codified," he said.

Police said they were investigating the suspects under Sections 294(a) and 509 of the Penal Code.

Section 294(a) states that whoever, to the annoyance of others, does any obscene act in any public place shall be punished with a maximum three months jail or a fine or both.

Under Section 509, a person guilty of using a word or gesture intended to insult the modesty of another can be jailed up to five years or fined or both.

Fahri said that Section 294a required that the obscene act in a public place must be at the annoyance of others present at the scene.

"The annoyance must arise at the time of the act, not after. It is not enough to be irritated knowing or watching the act later," he added.

He said in that sense the suspects did not run foul of the law.

Word of the nude games spread after a five minutes and 52 seconds video titled “Pesta Bogel di Teluk Bahang, Penang” went viral on social media.

The video showed a group of 15 men and women in the buff participating in various activities at a hut and on the beach.

Police have identified all 15 participants, consisting of seven locals, four Singaporeans, two Myanmar nationals and one each from India and the Philippines.

Police have remanded two men, a Malaysian and a Singaporean, in connection with the alleged nude festival held at Pantai Teluk Kampi in the Teluk Bahang National Park in Penang in May.

Lawyer S.N. Nair said the prosecution has several ingredients to produce, chief among them was to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

"Moreover, the identities of the suspects need to be proven and the video clip is at best secondary evidence and the admissibility of the exhibit depends on several extraneous matters."

He said the authenticity of the video also has to be proven, among others.

Lawyer Datuk Naran Singh said prosecution needs to show that the nudists had intended to insult the modesty of another person in public to prove their case under Section 509.

"One's modesty cannot be violated by watching the footage of a video taken in May," he said, questioning what public interest could be achieved by prosecuting them.

He said the police could call the suspects and reprimand them instead of subjecting them to further humiliation.

But, Datuk Baljit Singh Sidhu said the prosecution could prove its case because annoyance and intention to insult one's modesty could come from a witness who had viewed the video.

"A report was made and police are right to investigate because there is public interest element involved as the incident occurred at a public beach." – August 15, 2014.

'Ask ex-deputy minister Waytha about RM540mil'

 

MIC has hit back at the demand made by Indian NGOs for details of the RM540 million allegedly distributed to the Indian community, saying P Waythamoorthy as former deputy minister should be well aware of the matter.

"All this information has repeatedly been published in Tamil newspapers, as well as online, before and after GE13.

"Hence, I am baffled by their request especially with Mr Waytha, as all these information were available to him during his tenure as deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Office," MIC director of strategy S Vell Paari said n a statement today.

He was responding to Copingo, a coalition of Indian NGOs led by Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia (PHM) leader N Ganesan, that had asked for details of the funds yesterday.

Vell Paari said PHM chairperson P Waythamoorthy and Copingo chairperson Ganesan were raising the issue merely to gain political mileage.

“Obviously their motive is political mileage and to portray themselves as the ‘saviours of the Indian community,” he said in a statement today.

Vell Paari added that the move was done to gain popularity among the Indian community while sullying the name of the country’s prime minister.

“Their motive was not for verification of facts but an attempt to question the integrity of the prime minister and to tarnish his image.

“Trying to gain popularity by criticising and making baseless allegations is easy. But it won't last long as the same medium they use to make allegations can be used to provide information,” he said.

'Ample publicity'

Vell Paari ,in his statement, said the detailed breakdown of the RM540 million was published in eight multi-page supplements in various Tamil dailies from September 2012 to August 2014 and also distributed to the community through their Nambikei–Janji Ditepati book distributed during the run -p to the 13th general election.

"The claim of nothing tangible has come about is baseless, as proof of this funding can be seen in the form of hundreds of new and refurbished buildings in Tamil schools that have been listed," he said.

Vell Paari also said MIC leaders have constantly done their part in explaining the distribution of the RM540 million, as well as the status of the allocations made between 2012 and 2013.

“Clarifications (were made) by Dr S Subramaniam, the MIC deputy president and P Kamalanathan, the deputy education minister, in March 2014 when questions was raised on the whereabouts of the funding given for Tamil schools.

“Also, since April 18, 2014, Kamalanathan has been constantly updating the status of the 39 remaining school projects under Budget 2012 when awarding Letters of Award to the Indian contractors involved.” summed up Vell Paari.

The information, he said, is also available online at government websites www.nambikei.com and janjiditepati.nambikei.com.

'Game over, sultan must appoint Wan Azizah' - Malaysiakini

The Selangor sultan should appoint PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail since she commands the majority in the state assembly, said constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari.

"In law dissolution (of the assembly) is not the option now. I dare say it is even against the constitution and democracy.

"There is no need to waste time and money when the majority is clear on Wan Azizah's side

"The law is clear, the sultan must appoint Wan Azizah to allow the state running to go back to normality," he added.

Yesterday, Wan Azizah revealed that she had the support of 30 state assemblypersons, including two from PAS, to assume the menteri besar post.

The Kajang assemblyperson added that the 30 have lost confidence in the leadership of current menteri besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

This prompted Khalid to call on her to prove her support via a vote of no confidence against him in the 56-member state assembly.

However, Aziz criticised the menteri besar over his stand.

"Khalid should be consistent if he wants to retain his credibility and honour

"He did not care to show his claim to have the majority support when the met the Sultan on Aug 11 but now he demands that when Wan Azizah came up with the hard evidence of the majority support actually on her side.

"I still say that the game is over for Khalid," he added.

Palace must act swiftly

The constitutional expert pointed out that the problem now is if the palace drags its feet over the latest development.

"It should have been swift just like when it granted audience to Khalid and took whatever he said at face value.

"The same must be granted to Wan Azizah if the palace is to remain neutral and stay above political fray," he added.

Aziz (right) also noted how the sultan, during his meeting with Khalid, had said that the internal problems in PKR are not of his concern.

Therefore, the constitutional expert added whether PAS agreed with Wan Azizah becoming menteri besar is now irrelevant hence there is no need to wait until the party's Aug 17 meeting to discuss the matter.

Wan Azizah has submitted a second letter to the palace seeking an audience with the sultan after her first request was turned down.

Question mark over legality

Meanwhile, Aziz said since Wan Azizah commanded majority support, a big question mark hangs over the legality of Khalid as menteri besar and the remaining exco members, namely the government of Selangor

"Khalid has a duty to clear that by allowing the house to convene as soon possible without waiting for November.

"This is because the government has to be legal in order to endorse critical decisions which involve contracts and agreements. Going by the book the only option is for Khalid to resign.

"As his hold on government is a big question mark Khalid has no authority to advise the sultan or even continue to sit on the boards of so many state GLCs.

"Such a senario would lead to confusion and chaos," he added.

In view of this, Aziz said the sultan must step in, not to dissolve the house, but grant an audience to Wan Azizah, who has shown the hard evidence.

"If he is still not sure then he needs to convene the house. Khalid has no authority to stop this as his hold to office is in big doubt," he added.

Aziz pointed out that the situation would not have come to this if the sultan had asked Khalid to furnish him with clear proof when he granted him the audience four days ago.


Selangor crisis today

10.23am: Law experts say the sultan needs to appoint a new MB after 30 out of 56 Selangor reps pledge support for Wan Azizah

11am: The document by PKR detailing Khalid's alleged faults is distributed in Sarawak

12pm: An axed exco member accuses PAS exco member Halimah Ali of withholding funds for Chinese schools

12.47pm: Merdeka Centre says Selangor voters' confidence in Pakatan is eroded due to the crisis

3.21pm: PAS sources say party reps stayed on the exco to stop Umno from being appointed

4.19pm: Shoring up Wan Azizah, PKR reminds PAS that Islam does not look at gender

4.2pm: Anti-Khalid activists ties their hand to the Selangor secretariat building gate in protest

5pm: Although the syura council urges PAS leaders to back Khalid, its vice president Husam Musa tells the MB to resign

8.28pm: Khalid says dissolving the assembly is an option to an the end crisis

9.30pm: Selangor PAS sends report on pro-Wan Azizah duo to leadership for disciplinary action

 

Legitimacy of Khalid’s tenure questioned again

Although Khalid is hanging on tooth and nail to his Menteri Besar's post, the law clearly states he must go.

PETALING JAYA: PKR vice-president N.Surendran says Khalid Ibrahim has no legal right to stay in office as Dr.Wan Azizah has shown “clear and unambiguous” proof of 30 assemblypersons who are with her.

Surendran explained that with this development, Article 53(6) of the state Constitution was now operative meaning “Khalid can no longer exercise the usual executive powers of an MB.”

Surendran stressed, “It is not business as usual. Any acts or policy decisions purported to be done by Khalid, including entering into contracts and other commercial dealings, may be tainted with illegality.”

He also said this made Khalid’s resignation all the more urgent and that he should step down immediately.

Surendran, who is also the MP for Padang Serai, said Khalid’s intention to cling on to his post until the state assembly sits in November was pointless as the law clearly states Khalid shall be “deemed to have vacated the office of the MB”.

He also said, “With a clear majority for Dr.Wan Azizah, there is not the slightest reason for a dissolution of the state assembly.

“Khalid must uphold his oath to ‘preserve, protect and defend’ the Selangor Constitution, and quit now.”

Surendran compared the situation in Selangor to that in Perak involving Nizar and Zambry in 2010, saying that Article XVI(6) of the Perak Constitution was exactly the same as Article 53(6) of the Selangor Constitution.

Suhakam: Cops overreacted in student case

The human rights organisation says the Sedition Act should'nt be used against the student who liked the 'I Love Israel' Facebook page.

KUALA LUMPUR: Suhakam has registered its dismay over the police’s use of the Sedition Act against a Form Five student who clicked ‘Like’ on the “I Love Israel” Facebook page.

Calling it an “overreaction” on the part of the police, Suhakam chairman Hasmy Agam also blamed the teachers concerned for mishandling the situation to the extent that the basic rights of the student were threatened.

He said, “It is unfortunate to note that the teachers concerned had failed to handle the matter responsibly as educators.”

Hasmy also lamented that the incident and reactions to it went “contrary to the spirit and articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Malaysia is a state party.”

He also said, “Such an incident is another example of how the Sedition Act can restrict freedom of expression.”

The student has been under heavy criticism and threats since the incident, prompting Suhakam to call on all relevant parties to act with discretion when dealing with matters concerning the social media and views expressed online.

“Suhakam urges all parties to practise restraint and not to partake in actions that promote ignorance and hatred,” Hasmy said.

He also said Malaysians should strive harder to exercise respect and tolerance towards each other.

Suhakam urged the Ministry of Education to incorporate human rights in the school curriculum to promote better respect and understanding of the basic rights of all citizens, including students.

Khalid making use of PAS, says Husam

In sacking PKR and DAP Excos and retaining PAS Excos, he meant to show he had the Islamist party's support.

PETALING JAYA: PAS vice-president Husam Musa today lamented that Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim had made use of his party in trying to hold on to power.

He said Khalid’s action of retaining the PAS members in the Selangor Exco and dismissing the DAP and PKR Excos had the potential to break up Pakatan Rakyat.

He meant to show that he still had the support of PAS, Husam added.

“The expulsion of PKR and DAP Excos and the retention of PAS Excos should have been preceded by consultation with the PAS Central Committee and should have been done with the approval of other members of the coalition,” he said in a press statement.

“As far as I know, the PAS central leadership never met to discuss the matter and has not given anyone the mandate to decide on it.

“As such, Khalid has dragged in PAS in his fight for political survival in a way that threatens PAS’s good name.

“If he values PAS’s gesture of friendship, he shouldn’t drag the party down any deeper.”

Husam advised Khalid to “resign honourably because doing so does not mean the end of his political career.”

Sultan tells MB to do and say nothing until 27th August

Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim has communicated with His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor regarding the latest political developments in Selangor.

HRH has indicated that he is satisfied that Khalid has the majority support in the Selangor state assembly as per the meeting of 11th August 2014.

HRH has asked Khalid to not make any decision or issue any statement until HRH returns to Malaysia on 27th August 2014.

Khalid also asks all those who feel that he has misled HRH to contact the Sultan directly to obtain an explanation.
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DYMM SULTAN SELANGOR NASIHAT DATO’ MENTERI BESAR TIDAK MEMBUAT KENYATAAN SEHINGGA 27 OGOS INI

Saya telah berkomunikasi dengan DYMM Sultan Selangor berhubung perkembangan terbaharu politik di negeri ini termasuk sentimen di kalangan Ahli-ahli Dewan Negeri Selangor.

DYMM Tuanku Sultan telah menitahkan yang  baginda berpuashati bahawa saya  mempunyai sokongan majoriti Ahli Dewan pada ketika saya menyembah taklimat pada Isnin, 11 Ogos 2014.

Seterusnya, DYMM Tuanku Sultan telah menitahkan supaya saya tidak membuat sebarang keputusan atau pengumuman berkenaan jawatan Menteri Besar sehingga baginda kembali pada 27 Ogos ini untuk saya menghadap baginda.

Saya menasihatkan kepada pihak-pihak yang berkenaan yang mendakwa saya telah mengelirukan DYMM Tuanku Sultan supaya menulis terus kepada baginda untuk mendapatkan penjelasan.

TAN SRI DATO’ SERI ABDUL KHALID IBRAHIM
YAB DATO’ MENTERI BESAR SELANGOR

Khalid files a complaint against his dismissal with the RoS

(The Rakyat Post) – In a sudden move against his former party, Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has filed an official complaint on his dismissal from PKR to the Registrar of Societies (RoS), yesterday.

According to his counsel New Sin Yew who confirmed the matter, the notice which was filed by legal firm Bon Advocates, yesterday, claimed that the party’s disciplinary board and central leadership council had breached PKR’s constitution in dismissing Khalid.

New said that RoS having received the notice would be replying to them soon.

It is learnt PKR risks being de-registered if RoS finds the party guilty of breaching the party’s constitution.

On Aug 10, PKR disciplinary board chairman Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong announced Abdul Khalid’s immediate dismissal for disobeying the decision of the Central Leadership Council.

Tan cited that Abdul Khalid had gone against the decisions made by the party’s leadership council which met on July 21, which decided PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as the new Selangor Menteri Besar.

READ HERE: Letter to ROS dated 140802014

Khalid’s bluff called that he still commanded majority support in Selangor State Assembly after expulsion from PKR last Saturday

By Lim Kit Siang

Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim should have gracefully and honourably resigned as Selangor Mentri Besar when he was sacked as a member of PKR last Saturday (August 9), as his appointment as Selangor MB stemmed from the trust and mandate given to him by PKR and the Pakatan Rakyat coalition after the 13th General Elections last May, and once this mandate was withdrawn by PKR by his expulsion from the party, his continued tenure as Selangor Mentri Besar became completely untenable.

Article 53(6) of the Selangor Constitution is very clear as it states: “If the Mentri Besar ceases to command the confidence of the majority of the Legislative Assembly, then, unless at his request His Highness dissolves the Legislative Assembly, he shall tender the resignation of the State Executive Council.”

The only way for Khalid to continue as Selangor Mentri Besar under these circumstances – although it would have been a dishonourable and unethical act – was for him to establish that he still commanded the support of the majority in the State Assembly despite his expulsion from PKR and to make such a representation to the Sultan of Selangor.

But Khalid misled the Sultan of Selangor in the royal audience on Monday that he still commanded the majority in the State Assembly when clearly this was not the case – and Khalid dared not undertake any verification from the Selangor State Assembly members before meeting the Sultan of Selangor, knowing fully well that he would not be able to demonstrate that he enjoyed the majority support among the State Assembly members.

As a result, Khalid had continued as Selangor Mentri Besar under false pretences after the false representation to the Sultan of Selangor on August 11 when he had an audience with the Sultan.

The public meeting and declaration of 30 Selangor State Assembly representatives – 13 PKR, 15 DAP and 2 PAS – yesterday that they have lost confidence in Khalid and support Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Azizah as Mentri Besar had called the bluff of Khalid’s pretence and false representation that he still commanded the majority in the Selangor State Assembly.

Khalid should not compound his reckless and outrageous disregard for the fundamental democratic and constitutional principle that a Mentri Besar who have lost the support of the majority in the State Assembly should tender his resignation to the Sultan, as it is evident there is a clear majority in the Selangor State Assembly for the appointment of a new Mentri Besar to replace Khalid.

There is only one honourable way out if Khalid believes that he still commands support of the majority in the Selangor State Assembly, which is to immediately convene an emergency Selangor State Assembly which could be held in a matter of days for a confidence vote to be taken – and not to resort to the dishonourable, unethical, unprincipled and undemocratic course of clinging to office for as long as possible until November before facing a confidence vote.

Khalid is confronted with the stark choice of salvaging whatever is left of his personal and political honour by either resigning gracefully or convening an emergency Selangor State Assembly for a confidence vote to be taken OR leaving behind a disreputable political legacy completely bereft of honour, ethics or principle.

Selangor MB crisis: Attacks on Edmund Bon are to interfere with his work, says MCA

The Star
by D. KANYAKUMARI

PETALING JAYA: The criticism and attacks on Edmund Bon, the lawyer for Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, are attempts to interfere with his work, says MCA Youth.

Bon is the Selangor Mentri Besar's lawyer in his defamation suit against the Malaysian Insider for accusing Khalid of abusing his position.

MCA Youth legal bureau chairman Choo Wei Sern, in a statement on Thursday, said Bon was bound by the 'cab-rank rule' (which originated from English jurisdiction and obligates a lawyer to accept any work in the field he professes to practice).

Choo said since there was no conflict of interest in Bon representing Khalid, politicians should not interfere with his work as an advocate, solicitor and an officer of the court.

"We hope that Mr. Bon will be afforded the same respect and liberty as are afforded to other lawyers to carry out their duties without fear or favour in the interests of justice," he said

Bon had taken to Twitter to defend his decision in representing Khalid, explaining that he had been representing him since 2008.

Abdul Khalid Says Sultan Has Ordered Him Not To Make Any Decisions, Announcements Until Aug 27

SHAH ALAM, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today that the Sultan of Selangor had ordered him not to make any decision or announcements concerning the state's menteri besar post until the Sultan returns to the country on Aug 27.

Abdul Khalid said he had communicated to the Sultan the latest political developments in Selangor including the sentiments among the state assemblymen.

"When I had an audience to brief him (on the MB crisis in Selangor) on Monday (Aug 11), the sultan had said he was satisfied that I had the majority support in the State Assembly.

"He has now instructed that I do not make any decision or announcement regarding the menteri besar's post until he returns on Aug 27, after which I will have an audience with him again," he said in a statement today.

As such, Abdul Khalid advised the parties which claim that he had misled the sultan on his majority support to write directly to the sultan to get further clarification.

Yesterday, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail announced that she had the support of 30 Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen including herself and two PAS state assemblymen, Saari Sungib (Hulu Klang) and Hasnul Baharuddin (Morib) in the 56-seat state assembly to take over the menteri besar's post.

Dr Wan Azizah said she had written to Sultan of Selangor to get his views if there was a need for the Speaker to call for a state assembly meeting for the change in menteri besar.

Dr Wan Azizah, who is also the state assemblyman for Kajang, also advised Abdul Khalid to respect the law and democratic principles by immediately resigning because he had lost majority support.

Yesterday, in his immediate reaction to her claim, Abdul Khalid said Wan Azizah's claims should be translated through the legal process at the state assembly.

Meanwhile, Selangor PAS secretary Mohd Khairuddin Othman said Selangor PAS was leaving to the party's top leadership to deal with the two renegade assemblymen, Saari Sungib (Hulu Kelang) and Hasnul Baharuddin, who had ignored the 24 hours ultimatum given by Selangor PAS to them yesterday to retract their support for Dr Wan Azizah to be the new MB.

"We (the 13 other PAS assemblymen in Selangor) have sought a meeting with the PAS president (Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang) and PAS secretary-general (Datuk Mustafa Ali), and will submit our report (on the two breaking ranks).

"We will leave it to the party's top leadership to deal with the two accordingly," he said in a statement here.

He further said that Selangor PAS had asked local leaders to meet the duo yesterday to give them a chance to "repent" but the effort failed.