13/10/2020 04:08 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 -- PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong only the number of MPs he claimed to be backing him and not the list of their names to strengthen his claim, according to Istana Negara.
Istana Negara Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said Anwar presented the number during the opposition leader's audience with the King, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, at Istana Negara at 11 am today.
"During the audience of about 25 minutes, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim presented the number of Dewan Rakyat MPs who he claimed supported him. However, he did not present the list of names of the MPs to strengthen the claim.
“In view of this, Al-Sultan Abdullah advised Anwar Ibrahim to abide by and respect the legal process as enshrined in the Federal Constitution," he said in a statement.
Anwar, at a press conference in the afternoon after his audience with the King, said he had presented to His Majesty documents authenticating the support he has from more than 120 MPs in the 222-seat Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives).
-- BERNAMA
