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| NO NECESSITY TO MONITOR US: Siah (right) and Awang Abdillah (brother of DUN speaker Dato Sri Awang Asfia) at the press conference yesterday. |
KUCHING: Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah yesterday slammed Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) for asking the Chief Minister to step down within three months.
Its leader Francis Siah who declared this in its ‘Taibetes Operation’ had said at PKR Centre yesterday that he was giving Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday (Friday 13th) till August 13th to step down.
“How many times does he want to launch this campaign? It wouldn’t go far and it never will,” he said when contacted yesterday.
Karim, who is also Asajaya assemblyman, said that MoCS is a non-governmental organisation that has no respect for the rule of law and the election process in the country.
“The Chief Minister (Taib) was chosen by the people of Sarawak through a genuine democratic election process. People voted for him and it is in accordance with the constitution,” he added.
Karim advised MoCS to be more careful with its statement as it could cause anxiety.
He hoped that the police would look into the matter seriously and monitor MoCS’ activities.
Meanwhile, Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president Dato Sri Dr James Masing said MoCS has no right to request Taib to step down.
“Taib was elected through a legitimate electoral process in accordance with the constitution of Malaysia. What right does MoCS have to make such operation?” Masing told The Borneo Post yesterday.
He added that the statement was a mockery and disrespect for the election process.
During the press conference held by MoCS yesterday, Siah told reporters that MoCS was a responsible movement fighting for the people’s democratic rights and fully upholding the rule of law.
He also said the organisation also did not take part in any subversive and undesirable activities.
“There is no necessity to monitor us discreetly or put us on the police radar,” he said.
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