Utusan claims PKR, DAP will dismantle monarchy
By Yow Hong Chieh
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Malaysia will end up a republic if PKR and DAP’s rule of Selangor continues, claimed an editorial in today’s Mingguan Malaysia, the Sunday edition of Umno’s Utusan Malaysia newspaper.
“The lesson to be learned from the Selangor crisis is that if PKR and DAP [continue to] rule, much damage will be done. What is certain is that Malaysia will be on the threshold of a republic,” according to the editorial written by Awang Selamat, a pseudonym used by the newspaper’s editors.
The editorial insinuated that Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, under orders from DAP, wished to trigger a constitutional crisis in the state as a “test case” before similar action was taken in Penang and the rest of the country.
The Umno mouthpiece also alleged that PKR and DAP were deliberately playing up the issue of the state secretary’s appointment to distract the public from weaknesses in PKR and Selangor.
It further claimed that PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had remained silent throughout the impasse so that the public would forget about his “moral issues” and ongoing sodomy trial.
The editorial also urged that action be taken against Sri Muda assemblyman Shuhaimi Shafiei for allegedly insulting the royal institution.
“Don’t hesitate to act. If it were up to public sentiment, Shuhaimi would have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA),” it said.
The Selangor state government has been opposing the appointment of Datuk Khusrin Munawi as the state secretary, arguing that the Public Service Commission (PSC) did not consult the mentri besar before announcing the appointment.
It has announced its intention to seek an amendment of the state constitution by the end of the month to nullify Khusrin’s appointment and to restore the state’s power in the selection of senior officers.
Despite the objection, members of the state administration led by Khalid attended the swearing in ceremony before the Sultan but had vowed not to let Khusrin take his oath of secrecy to enable him to function as the state secretary.
Previously, former Perak mentri besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin had warned the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Selangor government that it risks losing Malay support over the state secretary dispute.
Nizar was accused of being a traitor after he disagreed with the Sultan of Perak who had refused to dissolve the state assembly following the defection of PR lawmakers, which resulted in the collapse of the state government in 2009.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Malaysia will end up a republic if PKR and DAP’s rule of Selangor continues, claimed an editorial in today’s Mingguan Malaysia, the Sunday edition of Umno’s Utusan Malaysia newspaper.
“The lesson to be learned from the Selangor crisis is that if PKR and DAP [continue to] rule, much damage will be done. What is certain is that Malaysia will be on the threshold of a republic,” according to the editorial written by Awang Selamat, a pseudonym used by the newspaper’s editors.
The editorial insinuated that Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, under orders from DAP, wished to trigger a constitutional crisis in the state as a “test case” before similar action was taken in Penang and the rest of the country.
The Umno mouthpiece also alleged that PKR and DAP were deliberately playing up the issue of the state secretary’s appointment to distract the public from weaknesses in PKR and Selangor.
It further claimed that PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had remained silent throughout the impasse so that the public would forget about his “moral issues” and ongoing sodomy trial.
The editorial also urged that action be taken against Sri Muda assemblyman Shuhaimi Shafiei for allegedly insulting the royal institution.
“Don’t hesitate to act. If it were up to public sentiment, Shuhaimi would have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA),” it said.
The Selangor state government has been opposing the appointment of Datuk Khusrin Munawi as the state secretary, arguing that the Public Service Commission (PSC) did not consult the mentri besar before announcing the appointment.
It has announced its intention to seek an amendment of the state constitution by the end of the month to nullify Khusrin’s appointment and to restore the state’s power in the selection of senior officers.
Despite the objection, members of the state administration led by Khalid attended the swearing in ceremony before the Sultan but had vowed not to let Khusrin take his oath of secrecy to enable him to function as the state secretary.
Previously, former Perak mentri besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin had warned the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Selangor government that it risks losing Malay support over the state secretary dispute.
Nizar was accused of being a traitor after he disagreed with the Sultan of Perak who had refused to dissolve the state assembly following the defection of PR lawmakers, which resulted in the collapse of the state government in 2009.
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