The Malaysian Insight

PKR HAS repeatedly reminded leaders who do not attend leadership meetings to show up, the party’s communications director Fahmi Fadzil said.

The reminder is issued by secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Fahmi said after a central leadership committee meeting today, where those absent included members from deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali’s camp.

“Notices for meetings of the central leadership committee and the political bureau are issued early. Leaders are reminded to attend so all of them can be in line with party decisions and policies.

“A reminder was given again at today’s meeting,” Fahmi told reporters after the meeting in Petaling Jaya.

Among those absent today besides Azmin were vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin and Women’s wing chief Haniza Talha.

Also absent was Selangor PKR chairman Amirudin Shari, who was reportedly on his way to the meeting when it ended early.

Fahmi’s remarks come a day after Saifuddin urged absentees to attend meetings where they could raise issues rather air them publicly. 

Asked on what action would be taken against frequent absentees, Fahmi said it would depend on what the party decided to do.

Today’s meeting proceeded with about two-thirds of the 65 central leadership committee members present, he said.

Besides missing routine leadership meetings, Azmin had also skipped the PKR retreat at Port Dickson last weekend. Zuraida, Haniza and Amirudin also did not attend, citing other ministry or constituency commitments.

Azmin had also missed the opening of the retreat when Pakatan Harapan chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad had given a keynote address.

PKR is grappling with the fallout of a sex video that has implicated Azmin, who was named as one of two men performing sexual acts in the clip. He has denied it and called the video a plot to destroy his career. – July 28, 2019.