Jailani must pay Umno RM100 million – Asyraf

UMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has rejected Rembia assemblyman Jailani Khamis’s claims that he is not bound by any party agreement after joining PAS.

Asyraf said every Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, whether they are from Umno, MIC or MCA, had signed an agreement before participating in general and state elections.

In a TikTok video, he displayed the original agreement signed by BN candidates prior to the 2021 Melaka state election.

This document is stamped by the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN), signed by a commissioner for oaths and witnessed by witnesses. This is Jailani’s signature, he said, pointing at the evidence in the document.

Asyraf said that Jailani also signed a statutory declaration (SD), which required candidates to resign from BN, Umno and their assemblyman positions, as well as repay RM100 million if they defected.

(Defecting) has consequences. We have a precedent where (former Ampang MP) Zuraida Kamaruddin, who defected from PKR, was ordered by the court to repay RM10 million,  he said referring to the High Court’s decision on June 23 last year.

But in BN’s contract, it’s not RM10 million, but RM100 million.

He added that Section 20.11 of the party’s constitution clearly stipulated that members would automatically lose membership if they joined another party or become an independent.

So, think carefully. It’s too late to reconsider once the damage is done. We will meet in court, he said.

 

Jailani mesti bayar UMNO RM100 juta, kata Asyraf

ADUN Rembia di Melaka, Jailani Khamis mesti membayar RM100 juta kepada UMNO dan bukannya RM10 juta.

Setiausaha Agung, Datuk Wira Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki berkata inilah yang ditandatangani setiap calon UMNO/BN menjelang pilihan raya umum (PRU) dan pilihan raya negeri (PRN) lalu.

Membuat kenyataan umum bagi mengulas kemasukan Adun Rembia di Melaka, Muhammad Jailani Khamis, ke dalam PAS, Asyraf Wajdi berkata semua calon BN sudah menandatangani kontrak sebelum menerima watikah masing-masing.

Mereka itu, katanya, termasuklah Jailani yang menurunkan tandatangan sebelum bertanding dalam PRN Melaka pada 2021.

Selain itu, kata Asyraf Wajdi, semua calon BN juga menandatangani akuan bersumpah yang secara jelas menyatakan mereka akan meletakkan jawatan sebagai ahli parti dan wakil rakyat jika menyertai parti politik lain.