KUALA LUMPUR – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof had confirmed with a Malay daily that Putrajaya did indeed meet with opposition representatives for negotiations.
He had reportedly revealed to Sinar Harian that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had met with opposition representatives over the possibility of a bipartisan cooperation.
Redzuan explained that a consensus was achieved between the government and the opposition during negotiations, which prompted Muhyiddin to announce his offer publicly, but was later officially rejected by the parties.
“The mega offers by Muhyiddin was already discussed with a few opposition party representatives who first asked for various concessions.
“Among them, they suggested releasing those in the court cluster from their ongoing criminal cases.
“In the end, the prime minister only considered seven items as his last effort to iron out the crisis he faced,” Redzuan said.
The Alor Gajah MP went on to say Muhyiddin felt betrayed by the opposition leaders and thought it best to resign given he has lost majority support.
Earlier today, after a high-level meeting among Perikatan Nasional (PN) leaders, Redzuan alluded to the fact Muhyiddin may indeed be stepping down from the nation's top political post.
Speaking to press outside the PN headquarters in Publika, Redzuan said given majority support no longer exists, the government will have to abide by the constitution, and was told to await a special announcement tomorrow.
Later, he reportedly told Malaysiakini that the Bersatu president had informed the party that he will present his resignation letter to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong tomorrow.
Meanwhile, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng confirmed to Free Malaysia Today that the negotiations between his colleagues and the government did take place.
He said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council made a decision to speak to their political rivals, but other leaders from PKR, DAP and Amanah were barred from doing so.
Other component party leaders and their MPs were allowed to attend negotiations on their own accord with political opponents, he said.
Lim said attending such negotiations required approval from the party leadership and PH presidential council. – The Vibes, August 15, 2021
