Amid rumours of takeover, Shafie reiterates Sabah govt still intact
Friday, 24 Jul 2020 12:34 PM MYTDatuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said that he is aware of the rumours and efforts to destabilise the state government, and said some have gone overboard by disturbing the privacy and personal space of some elected representatives. — Reuters pic
“There are people who visited their homes, they entered their homes. That is disturbing and uncalled for, and they’re showing a lack of ethics,” he said. “We meet every week before the Cabinet meeting and I inform him of the latest development. It is normal practice to update him as it is not the norm for him to hear things from a third party or social media.
“We hope the authorities will take action. They cannot just pinpoint names, who are these people? Im quite sure there are quarters behind them. I urge the police to thoroughly investigate who these people are as this is the process of law. This is disturbance of public order,” he said. “I am not hiding anyone. I have just arrived from KL, where would I hide them? They have families to look after. And I don’t stop them from leaving if they want to, I didn’t hide Limus Jury or James Ratib, he said, referring to Kuala Penyu and Sugut assemblymen who left Upko to support the federal government last month.
On whether the state would establish anti-party hopping laws, Shafie said that it would be something to look into that would give the party, and not the individual, control of the seats but that it would require a lot of studying.
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