KOTA KINABALU: PKR, which currently holds just two state seats in Sabah, is eyeing 13 out of the 73 seats in the upcoming state election.
However, Sabah PKR chairman Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said discussions are still ongoing within Pakatan Harapan.
"There's still some overlap between Pakatan parties so it hasn't been confirmed yet," he said at a press conference here on Sunday (June 29).
Mustapha declined to elaborate which 13 seats the party is targeting.
PKR currently holds two state seats – Inanam, represented by Datuk Peto Galim and Api-Api, held by Datuk Christina Liew.
Meanwhile, Mustapha, who is Sepanggar MP and Deputy Higher Education Minister, condemned the act of burning a caricature of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the recent Gempur Rasuah Sabah 2.0 protest.
"This is not our culture. We've never done this kind of thing in Sabah before," he said.
He also called for a swift probe into the incident.
The protest, which took place at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) on June 22, saw several students burning a caricature of Anwar in protest of alleged corruption and governance issues.
Anwar has since urged UMS not to expel the students involved, stating that while the protest was inappropriate, it should not warrant harsh disciplinary action.
Mustapha said it was up to Anwar to respond as he sees fit.
"That's his prerogative. As far as I'm concerned, burning the caricature was excessive," he said.
