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Alleged assault cover-up
MACC probes DRT case
Bersatu to boot rebel MPs
Alleged assault cover-up
Police are accused of attempting to cover-up the assault of a disabled e-hailing driver by an escort of Johor Regent, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim.
Ong Ing Keong claimed that police officers had prepared multiple police reports which he was pressured to sign after officers allegedly threatened to confiscate his phone.
Ong alleged that police also informed him that a palace representative was present at the time.
Police allegedly prepared three reports, and Ong was ultimately forced to accept a settlement.
Tunku Ismail has sought to distance the Johor palace from the incident, saying the incident involved a police escort - whom he described as "external security".
He also called for a thorough probe into the matter.
Bukit Aman will be summoning all officers involved in investigating the case.
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MACC probes DRT case
The MACC is probing the case of the Selangor state government awarding a project to a company run by Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh's husband.
This is after "new leads" were found, and the MACC was looking into the possibility of abuse of power and non-compliance with treasury directives by the Selangor government in awarding the project.
Initially, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki had dismissed the need for a probe, as Yeoh was not involved in the decision-making process.
Yeoh welcomed the probe and said she had kept silent so as not to be seen as interfering with investigations.
Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd (Asia Mobiliti) is one of two companies selected for the new demand-responsive transit (DRT) system pilot project under the Selangor Mobility initiative.
Asia Mobility's CEO is Yeoh's husband Ramachandran Muniandy. The company's co-owner is Malaysiakini director and former CEO Premesh Chandran.
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Bersatu to boot rebel MPs
The six Bersatu MPs and one assemblyperson who had aligned themselves with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Madani coalition are on track to have their memberships nullified.
Bersatu said the replies given by the seven in response to orders from the party to affirm their loyalty were "unsatisfactory".
Rebels are deemed to have forfeited their membership, which in theory, would trigger the anti-hopping law and lead to their seats being vacated.
Bersatu will be notifying the Dewan Rakyat speaker's office of the latest development, putting the ball in Anwar stalwart Johari Abdul's court to decide whether the six Bersatu MPs have indeed lost their seats.
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