KUALA LUMPUR – Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari is continuing with his legal action against Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor over a defamatory speech of the caretaker Kedah menteri besar while campaigning in Jitra, Kedah recently.
Amirudin said his lawyer will be sending the summons to the PAS leader tomorrow or the latest by Thursday.
He said the move is to defend his credibility as the menteri besar, the state administration and civil servants who were also affected by Sanusi’s baseless allegations.
“I have to defend my integrity and governance of the Selangor state government.
“...can’t we defend ourselves (from slanders)...this is the case of speaking without thinking, (which) has been happening so many times…defaming me, but this time, it is against the credibility of the administration and civil servants,” he told a media conference at the Gombak parliamentary service centre in Taman Samudera, Batu Caves here today.
Earlier, Sanusi in his Jelajah Mega PN Best Sayangi Kedah Sejahtera speech at Dataran Darul Aman, Jitra, alleged that there is a scandal between Amirudin and Berjaya Corporation Bhd founder and adviser Tan Sri Vincent Tan, who wanted to implement a RM10 billion project in Sg Klang.
Amirudin, who is also Selangor Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman, said Sanusi’s claim is a desperate move, in fact the issue had been answered in the Selangor assembly earlier.
“In the last week of this campaign, they (the opposition) are seen to be more aggressive in spreading slander and recycling allegations that have mostly been answered in the state assembly session…(just) refer to the assembly session’s Hansard.
“Allegations like these are very shameful and do not reflect his (Sanusi’s) status as a leader,” he said.
Meanwhile, when asked about allegations that candidates for the unity government (PH-Barisan Nasional) in Selangor used government machinery or programmes to campaign, Amirudin, who is also the PH-BN candidate for the Sg Tua state seat, denied the claims.
“In the state government’s event...we avoid political speech...not promote (our) candidates...we try to avoid any (state election) campaign or use government machinery,” he said.
The state election of Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Kedah, Penang, Kelantan and Terengganu will be held simultaneously with polling day on Saturday. – Bernama, August 8, 2023
