MCA calls for exco member’s suspension, Umno wants a fair probe


PETALING JAYA: MCA has called for Perak exco member Paul Yong Choo Kiong to go on leave or be suspended from his post following a rape allegation, while Umno wants the investigation into the case to be free from political interference.

Wanita MCA chief Datuk Heng Seai Kie said Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu should suspend Yong temporarily from his duties as the State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman pending the police probe.

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