T’ganu exco man innocent till proven guilty, says PAS after arrest

2026-02-22 - 07:03

PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said the party respects the ongoing investigation process. PETALING JAYA: The Terengganu executive councillor arrested by graft busters today remains innocent until proven guilty, PAS said today. PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said the party respects the ongoing investigation process and that the rule of law must be upheld. “And in a country that upholds the rule of law, the principle that must be upheld is that one is innocent until proven guilty. “We expect more of such cases to surface after this. In any case, we will remain calm and let due process take its course,” he said in a Facebook post. Fadhli added that the implicated executive councillor did not need to resign from the Terengganu executive council since his role could not influence the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s investigation in any way. Earlier, Terengganu MACC director Hazrul Shazreen Abd Yazid confirmed the arrest of the Terengganu executive council member. The assemblyman, in his 60s, is alleged to have abused his power by ordering two state government-linked companies to hire two of his children in 2018 and 2020. Hazrul said the suspect will be charged in court soon. However, Fadhli was puzzled by the timing of the arrest, questioning why no arrests or prosecution had been initiated in the years prior. “In the past six years, did MACC not have any evidence? Has it only been uncovered today?”