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PETALING JAYA: A lawyer welcomed an offer by former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to help 10 Gombak voters who have filed a lawsuit against their MP, Mohamed Azmin Ali, for deception and breach of fiduciary duty.
“We are open to anyone who wants to volunteer their help as it is a public interest case,” Yohendra Nadarajan told FMT.
Yohendra said he would discuss with the plaintiffs and other members of the legal team Mahathir’s offer to be a witness.
“We appreciate your offer since the filing of the lawsuit was made public Tuesday,” he said.
In a Facebook post yesterday, Mahathir said the lawsuit had touched the Sheraton Move amid the political turmoil in February and the formation of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.
“I see the courage of people to question the credibility and integrity of an MP like Azmin as a reflection of a mature democracy.
“I am willing to offer myself as a witness in court if my statement is needed. I’m ready to help, ”the Langkawi MP had said.
Yohendra said that the administration of the case will take place tomorrow before an assistant clerk of the Kuala Lumpur High Court to update them on the lawsuit.
“All I can say is that we delivered the case papers to Azmin on Tuesday and he has 14 days to appear,” he said.
Voters want a statement that the chief finance minister, as trustee, owes them a fiduciary duty as an elected representative.
They also want a statement that Azmin committed the crime of deception against them and that he violated his constitutional oath under Article 59 (1) read in conjunction with Annex 6 of the Federal Constitution.
In their claim statement, the bone of contention for the plaintiffs is that Azmin made a statement that he was running for election in 2018 to overthrow the then-Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and rid Malaysia of corrupt officials.
They said that Azmin caused the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in February and joined the PN administration, which included BN and individuals that Azmin himself had acknowledged were “credibly accused of corrupt practices.”
They added that Azmin, the former vice president of the PKR, had pledged to comply with the PH 2018 electoral manifesto to address, among others, BN’s irregularities when it was the federal government.
