PAS terminates three Perlis reps' membership with immediate effect
PAS announced that the party membership of three Perlis state assemblypersons has been terminated with immediate effect.
The three are Saad Seman (Chuping), Fakhrul Anwar Ismail (Bintong), and Ridzuan Hashim (Guar Sanji).
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said...
PAS announced that the party membership of three Perlis state assemblypersons has been terminated with immediate effect.
The three are Saad Seman (Chuping), Fakhrul Anwar Ismail (Bintong), and Ridzuan Hashim (Guar Sanji).
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said the decision was made pursuant to Clause 76 and Clause 15A(1)(b) of the PAS Constitution (2025 amendment).
The clauses refer to actions that result in the cessation of party membership, including joining or declaring support for any party or side that goes against the party’s directives or position.
“Accordingly, the following PAS members of the legislative body have had their PAS membership terminated with immediate effect,” he said in a media statement last night, adding that the decision was made at an earlier PAS central committee meeting.
The move is believed to be linked to turmoil facing the Perlis state government following attempts to oust Menteri Besar Shukri Ramli.
Several reports previously cited sources claiming that five Bersatu assemblypersons and three PAS assemblypersons had submitted statutory declarations (SDs) to the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail, declaring a loss of confidence in Shukri.
The eight assemblypersons involved constitute a simple majority in the 15-seat Perlis State Legislative Assembly.
State speaker to be notified
For the record, PAS won nine state seats in the last general election, while Bersatu secured five, enabling the Perikatan Nasional coalition to form the state government.
Hadi said the party would officially notify the Perlis state assembly speaker of the decision.
“This is to immediately comply with Article 50A(1)(a)(ii) of the Perlis State Constitution (Amendment) Enactment 2022,” he said.
He was referring to the state law, which provides that an assemblyperson ceases to be an assemblyperson and the seat becomes vacant as soon as “he relinquishes his membership of the political party”.
‘Pledge of allegiance’
Separately, PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad shared a “pledge of allegiance” (bai’ah) that must be taken by all of the party’s candidates if they choose to contest for an election.
“A PAS candidate is not required to sign an agreement with conditions or fined RM10 million if they switch parties. The pledge of allegiance is enough.
“If there are those who choose to go against the pledge, that is their personal issue with the principle and values to which they pledged (allegiance),” he said on Facebook.
Idris, who is also PAS Perak commissioner, said the recent experience has proven to be a test of the pledge of allegiance and its consequences to those who go against it.
