PETALING JAYA: Umno has suspended Putatan MP Shahelmey Yahya for six years for not toeing the party line during the attempted coup to oust Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor earlier this year.
Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin confirmed the matter earlier today, Astro Awani reported.
“Well, he has been suspended for six years,” Bung was quoted as saying.
Shahelmey, who is also the Tanjung Keramat assemblyman, was among the four Umno assemblymen who decided to back Hajiji after Sabah Umno retracted support for him.
The other three are Arsad Bistari (Tempasuk), Jasnih Daya (Pantai Dalit) and James Ratib (Sugut).
Last month, Shahelmey – who is also the deputy chief minister – said he would leave it to Umno’s disciplinary board to decide on his fate.
James and Jasnih have since quit Umno.