KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor should take his arrest and sedition charges as a lesson not to take things too far, says Amanah deputy president Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub.
“In this world, you reap what you sow. For Sanusi, it’s simple. Don’t go overboard with what you do,” said Salahuddin, who is also the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister, when met by reporters after launching the AirAsia Superapp Payung Rahmah initiative here on Tuesday (July 18).
“Sanusi and his party (PAS) have always talked about Malay and Islamic issues but sometimes there are contradictions, where it’s like they have split personalities.
“Sometimes they talk about protecting the Malays and Islam and at other times, they make outrageous statements, even towards Malay royalty.
“Learn from this,” he added.
Salahuddin also quashed claims that the charges against caretaker Kedah mentri besar Muhammad Sanusi were politically motivated.
“Why did he have to make such statements in the first place? Maybe he did it on purpose.
“He knows he (could be) making a defamatory statement ahead of the state elections and now (he is claiming) that he was arrested ahead of the polls.
“The people know better and can judge for themselves,” he said.
It was reported that Muhammad Sanusi, who is also Perikatan Nasional elections director, was arrested at 3am Tuesday (July 18).
His political secretary Hilmi Abd Wahab said that at 2.30am, there was a knock on Muhammad Sanusi's hotel room door and there were 20 policemen outside the room.
“He was then ordered out of the room, brought downstairs and ushered into an MPV, which we were told was headed to the Gombak district police headquarters," he was quoted as saying.
A video posted on social media early this morning showed Muhammad Sanusi being surrounded by plainclothes policemen.
Muhammad Sanusi later claimed trial to two charges under the Sedition Act at the Selayang Sessions Court.
The caretaker Kedah mentri besar is accused of uttering a seditious statement that could incite disloyalty to the Rulers.
The offence was allegedly committed on July 11.
