PETALING JAYA: Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin continues to voice his discontent over his dismissal from the party, as well as the suspension and sacking of other leaders and members.
Posting a picture of himself with former Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan on his Instagram story, Khairy said: “This guy should have been the next Umno Youth chief.”
“But he was suspended without due process. For nothing,” he added.
Yesterday, Shahril revealed that he did not receive any letter from Umno’s disciplinary board about the case against him, let alone the suspension.
“I don’t even know what are the reasons for them to take such action against me,” he said.
Shahril, along with former vice-president and Sembrong MP Hishammuddin Hussein, Tebrau Umno division leader Maulizan Bujang and former Jempol MP Salim Sharif, were all suspended for six years on Friday.
Meanwhile, Khairy and former Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar were sacked for breaching party discipline during the 15th general election (GE15).
Khairy, in another Instagram post, also revealed that the party’s decision to sack him was not done in a proper manner.
The former Rembau MP claimed that he did not receive any show cause letter. He said he was not summoned by Umno’s disciplinary board for a hearing.
Last night, Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob spoke up on the matter, expressing his disapproval of the process by which the Supreme Council decided to sack and suspend several party leaders.
“I do not agree with the decision on the dismissal and suspension,” the Supreme Council member said in an Instagram post.
“It was not made in compliance with the legal process, and contrary to the principle of ‘natural justice’ and the right to defend oneself.”