Perak Speaker informs Election Commission, MB meets Sultan

As Perak officials get back to work, they will also be keeping an eye out on the Election Commission, which is due to decide on the by-election dates for Behrang and Changkat Jering, and also a press conference due to be held by the ‘missing’ assemblymen this afternoon …

By SK English Team

It was a busy Monday morning for Perak state officials after a whirlwind, highly dramatic Sunday, that saw the effective resignations of two KeADILan assemblymen, Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu.

Perak Speaker V Sivakumar started off by handing over a formal letter notifying the Election Commission of the vacancies at the Behrang and Changkat Jering state constituencies.

Sivakumar also requested for by-elections to take place within the next 60-days, as according to official time-line.

Meanwhile, Menteri Besar Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin had an audience with the Perak Sultan to brief him on the latest situation.

Jamaluddin and Mohd Osman - who are arguing against their resignations being put through by their party KeADILan - may hold a press conference in Kuala Lumpur later today.

Both had gone ‘missing’ for more five days, un-contactable by even their families, amid widespread speculation that they were being enticed to defect by deputy premier and incoming Umno president Najib Abdul Razak.