KUALA LUMPUR: The 115 statutory declarations (SDs) from MPs which Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin claims to have include 10 from lawmakers who also signed SDs supporting Barisan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Umno president and Barisan chairman said this meant that the Perikatan Nasional chairman only truly had 105 SDs with him.
“Since 10 MPs had also signed SDs for Barisan, this means that the actual number of SDs (with Muhyiddin) is 105.
"That is not enough to set up a government,” he said to reporters on the sidelines of the meeting of Umno's three wings on Thursday (Aug 22).
Ahmad Zahid also pointed out that candidates contesting for Barisan Nasional had to sign three sets of documents, including stating that the coalition chairman has full authority to form the government or to be part of a mixed government.
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The other document signed was to acknowledge that the seat they contested and won belonged to the party and not to the individual.
The third document was to agree that should they leave Barisan or support other parties, a penalty of RM100mil would have to be paid.
“These documents were signed with a video recording before a commissioner for oaths and three lawyers,” he explained.
Muhyiddin, who had an appointment with the police on Wednesday (Aug 21) over his speech during the Nenggiri by-election, had said that he handed over several documents, including 114 SDs submitted to Istana Negara on Nov 21, 2022, and an additional SD that was submitted the following day.
