UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has deferred the decision regarding the Sembrong Umno Division’s request to lift the six-year suspension of Hishammuddin Hussein to the party’s supreme council.

Zahid, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, said the former Umno Vice President had yet to submit any appeal or apology.

“Regarding the Sembrong Umno Division’s motion, the statement from Johor Umno Liaison Committee Chairman, Onn Hafiz Ghazi, will bring this matter to the supreme council, so we will wait for the motion to be brought by him and reviewed by the Political Bureau.

“The power to expel, suspend, or accept a member, if there is no General Assembly, lies with the supreme council of Umno.

“Since there is no appeal letter from the applicant, we will look at the decision based on what is submitted by the Johor Mentri Besar,” he told reporters after launching the Desa Kirana@KKDW programme at Sunway Putra Hotel on Thursday (June 26).

Ahmad Zahid emphasised that the suspension of membership for several figures within the party was based on solid reasons, and the supreme council’s decision at that time was deemed correct.

He added that no disciplinary action is taken by the supreme council without reasonable cause.