KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 -- Bersatu Supreme Council in its meeting last night confirmed that the party membership of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and four others had been nullified, and recognised Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin the party’s acting chairman.
The matter was conveyed to the media by Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin in a statement today.
“The Supreme Council meeting confirmed that the memberships of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Datuk Wira Amiruddin Hamzah and Dr Maszlee Malik were automatically nullified in accordance with Clause 10.2.2 and 10.2.3 of the party constitution and the council’s acceptance of the nullification of their memberships is final.
“The meeting also recognised that the duty of acting chairman assumed by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is valid in accordance with Clause 16.9 of Bersatu constitution, following Tun Dr Mahathir’s resignation as Bersatu chairman on Feb 24, 2020,” he said.
The meeting held at the Persatuan Alumni Universiti Malaya Clubhouse last night was chaired by Muhyiddin.
--BERNAMA
