
Melaka state assembly speaker Ibrahim Durum said the decision was made after reviewing several matters concerning Jailani’s membership in PAS, following PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan’s announcement at a press conference in Parliament on July 16 that the assemblyman had joined PAS on June 10, 2023.
Ibrahim said he had sent a letter to Takiyuddin seeking confirmation on the matter but had not received any response.
“The assemblyman’s admission is vague, merely claiming he is a PAS member, and that is the only evidence I have (to make a decision),” he said during the state assembly sitting at Seri Negeri today.
With this latest development, the number of assemblymen supporting the government now stands at 25, while the opposition has three, he said.
Jailani, representing Barisan Nasional, won the Rembia seat with a majority of 860 votes in a five-cornered contest during the 2021 Melaka state election.
In July last year, Umno suspended Jailani’s membership for six years for allegedly sabotaging the party by attending the announcement of the Perikatan Nasional candidate for the Simpang Jeram by-election in Bakri, Johor.
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