DAP deputy secretary-general Hannah Yeoh says party secretary-general Loke Siew Fook stopped her from resigning as federal territories minister following former prime minister Najib Razak’s house arrest arrangement.
‘It should have been me walking out today (Nov 10), but my secretary-general wanted us to complete the work promised to the people,’ she wrote on Instagram, referring to DAP’s federal ministers.
‘And so he paid the price himself,’ Yeoh said, referring to Loke’s resignation as transport minister, which took effect on Nov 10.
Yeoh also posted several photographs of herself with Loke at government and party events.
Loke’s resignation
Loke announced his resignation as transport minister in September but said it would only take effect when Najib began serving the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest.
He tendered his resignation after Najib was granted a conditional pardon, but Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged him to continue carrying out his duties until Najib’s house arrest commenced.
Najib’s sentence and royal pardon
Najib was jailed in August 2022 after the Federal Court upheld his conviction for abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving RM42 million in SRC International funds.
He was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined RM210 million.
In January 2024, then Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah halved his prison sentence and reduced his fine to RM50 million as part of a royal pardon.
Two months ago, the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, granted Najib a further conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
This was subject to Najib paying a RM50 million fine and complying with all other stipulated conditions.
