Amanah Sabah lodges police report against Hamzah

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Khairuddin (front, second right) with the police report against Hamzah.

SANDAKAN: Khairuddin Daud of Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) Sabah yesterday lodged a police report against former Amanah Sabah chairman Hamzah Abdullah for allegedly forcing Amanah supporters to support him in the Sandakan parliamentary by-election.

Khairuddin claimed that the incident happened yesterday at about 8.30am when Hamzah was seen with a few supporters wearing Amanah’s orange shirts with Amanah’s party logo, distributing Hamzah’s flyers for his campaign.

He said he also saw Hamzah in person, but left to avoid further argument.

“I told Hamzah that Amanah does not support him, but he said that it is a story for another day and then left,” he added.

Khairuddin said that Hamzah, who left the party in August last year, is no longer part of the party and should not include Amanah supporters in his campaign to avoid confusion.

He said that Amanah Sabah had been given direct order from its president to support Pakatan Harapan’s coalition party, Democratic Action Party (DAP)’s candidate, Vivian Wong Shir Yee.

At about 11am on the same day, Hamzah also lodged a police report to counter Khairuddin’s account on what happened, stating that Hamzah never forced his supporters support him.

“It is their democratic right. They are free to support whoever they want,” he said.

“My supporters and I were at the market and coincidentally, so was the Amanah team which was there to campaign for Vivian.

“Those who wore Amanah shirts were my friends back when I was in the party. They know me and what I contributed to the party, so if they wanted to help me distribute my flyers, it is their prerogative,” he said.

Meanwhile, Hamzah, who is also one of the founding members of Amanah Sabah, claimed that the Sandakan Municipal Council (SMC) is being unfair as it had not approved his application to hold a talk in Taman Mesra, Mile 3.

“This is not fair. DAP’s application (to hold talk in Taman Mesra) was approved and mine is still pending approval to date. I went to the police station to get a permit to hold the talk, and they (police officers) told me that I need an approval from SMC.

“Residents of Taman Mesra have invited me to hold a talk there, but MPS (SMC) still has not approved my request. I hope that BERSIH would intervene in this as soon as possible,” he said.