Azmin cites Anwar's 'immoral sexual practices' in voters' suit
Gombak MP Azmin Ali, in his reply to a suit by voters alleging that he had breached his fiduciary to them, cited his loss of faith in PKR president Anwar Ibrahim as one of the reasons for his decision to leave PKR and join Bersatu.
Explaining his loss of faith in Anwar, Azmin cited among others, Anwar's alleged sexual practices...
Gombak MP Azmin Ali, in his reply to a suit by voters alleging that he had breached his fiduciary to them, cited his loss of faith in PKR president Anwar Ibrahim as one of the reasons for his decision to leave PKR and join Bersatu.
Explaining his loss of faith in Anwar, Azmin cited among others, Anwar's alleged sexual practices.
In a statement of defence filed through law firm Tetuan Zharid Nizamuddin, Azmin said he did not think Anwar was qualified to lead PKR nor become prime minister.
"The claim is supported by a number of strong allegation with regard to Anwar's action and/or sexual practices that as a Muslim is immoral, particularly after he was freed (from prison) and returned as the PKR president," the statement of defence read.
Azmin cited two cases, namely Mohammed Yusoff Rawther's allegation of sexual assault against Anwar and similar claim by Aidil Azim Abu Adam who had since claimed he was "manipulated" into making the allegation.
Anwar had denied the allegations of sexual misconduct.
Azmin, too, was in 2019 hit by a similar allegation. At the time, he denied it as a smear campaign to end his political career in PKR.
Azmin, in his statement of defence, also questioned the validity of Anwar's pardon.
Anwar was jailed in 2015 on allegations of sodomy but was granted a royal pardon after the 2018 general election.
Azmin, who is also the international trade and industry minister, also responded to the voters' claim that he failed to fulfil his election promises.
He said the promises were made by Pakatan Harapan and failure to deliver was a failure of the coalition and not individuals.
However, he noted that among the manifesto is to combat corruption, something that he is committed to doing even though he is no longer part of the coalition.
Azmin added that there was no way the voters can prove they voted for him as their vote is secret.
He added that even if they could, his duty is to all Malaysians and not Gombak voters alone. Azmin also cited his constitutional right to association.
Azmin also denied that he was responsible for the collapse of the Harapan government in February last year.
He said the government fell with then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's resignation.
In February last year, Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin took his party out of Harapan. He was joined by a group of PKR defectors led by Azmin.
Together with the opposition at the time, they formed the new Perikatan Nasional Plus government.
"""cited his loss of faith in PKR president Anwar Ibrahim as one of the reasons for his decision to leave PKR and join Bersatu"" The voters voted Azmin Ali from PKR to serve them. If you have lost faith in AI, that has nothing to do with the voters. Joining BERSATU means you have join the ranks of a KATAK. """Azmin said he did not think Anwar was qualified to lead PKR nor become prime minister""" If AI is not qualified to lead PKR, then why didn't you challenge him during the PKR elections? However this fact does not have any relevance to this suit. ""allegation of sexual assault"" Both Rawther and Aidil Azim case against AI was not proven in any court of law neither was your case. Here again it has nothing to do with this suit. ""Azmin, in his statement of defence, also questioned the validity of Anwar's pardon""" So now you are questioning the Agong!!!! very bold of you indeed. ""He said the promises were made by Pakatan Harapan and failure to deliver was a failure of the coalition and not individuals"" Azmin..if you say PH failed to deliver it means you have failed to deliver too. You were part of PH that failed to deliver then!!!! ""he noted that among the manifesto is to combat corruption, something that he is committed to doing even though he is no longer part of the coalition"" Here comes another joke Azmin. Didnt you read the news the Corruption Index for Malaysia has slide down from 51 to 57 for year 2020 under your PN administration. In fact most people were surprised that it was 57, by actual standards it should have been 150!. What corruption combat are you talking about Azmin? ""Azmin also denied that he was responsible for the collapse of the Harapan government in February last year"" And you think we the rakyat are bloody stupid is it??? What was the Sheraton move all about? Conclusively.....Gombak voters voted for you because you represented PKR during the 2018 GE14. Azmin...pray that GE15 is some years away.......this time around the voters are waiting for you......
Really silly strategy by those behind this to file lawsuits like these & give Azmin the platform to say things which he couldn’t before. Stupid strategy, dumb lawyers