Umno leaders involved in Melaka political crisis stripped of party membership
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The confirmation was made at the council's meeting on Thursday night (Oct 14), said party secretary-general Ahmad Maslan (pictured).
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PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Umno supreme council has confirmed that Datuk Seri Idris Haron and Datuk Nor Azman Hassan - who are involved in the Melaka political crisis - have been stripped of their party membership.
The confirmation was made at the council's meeting on Thursday night (Oct 14), said party secretary-general Ahmad Maslan.
"The supreme council also discussed preparations to be made to face an election in Melaka.
"The party machinery has been directed to make necessary preparations to face the state election and to put in place standard operating procedures to be set by the Election Commission," he said in a statement on Friday.
The sacking came following the duo's involvement in Melaka's political crisis after they declared that they had lost confidence in Melaka Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali, who is from Umno, and withdrew their support for him.
Mr Idris, who is Umno's Sungai Udang assemblyman and Mr Nor Azman, the elected representative of Pantai Kundor, had announced the withdrawal of support on Oct 4, along with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia's Mr Noor Effandi Ahmad (Telok Mas) and independent lawmaker Norhizam Hassan Baktee (Pengkalan Batu).
On Oct 5, the state assembly was dissolved, paving the way for an election to be held within 60 days.
The Election Commission will be meeting on Oct 18 to discuss matters pertaining to the state election.
