In Anwar's PKR, distrust still festers despite purge of rival camp

Datuk Seri Anwar openly chastised members who "have one foot here and one foot there" in a party retreat on July 26, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
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KUALA LUMPUR - Five months since it was thrown out of government, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is still getting its house in order with the clock ticking ahead of snap polls expected as soon as the end of the year.

Party officials revealed to The Straits Times that over 1,000 members had been sacked since defectors led by former deputy president Azmin Ali walked out of the party at the end of February in the so-called Sheraton Move that led to the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration.

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