Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim warned that both scenarios would be a “disaster” for the unity government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Zahid’s corruption trial was today adjourned to August to allow the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to conduct further investigations.
The Umno president is facing 47 counts of money laundering and criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges involving millions of ringgit from Yayasan Akalbudi and also for allegedly accepting bribes for various projects during his tenure as the home minister between 2013 and 2018.
In Najib’s case, the former Pekan MP is seeking a royal pardon after the Federal Court dismissed his bid to review his conviction and prison sentence related to the SRC International corruption case.
Hassan said Anwar’s image is being tarnished by Najib’s bid for a royal pardon and the adjournment of Zahid’s trial.
He warned Anwar that PH risks being rejected by voters in the six state elections, which are due to be held within the next three months, as well as in the next general election (GE16).
“As a result, PH and PKR will go down with Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno if Najib and Zahid are freed just like that,” he said in a Facebook post.
“If that happens, don’t say I did not give any warning.”