PETALING JAYA: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh said she should have stepped down on Tuesday (Nov 10) as the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
However, Yeoh said DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke wanted the rest of the party members in the Cabinet to fulfil every promise made to the people.
“I should have stepped down today, but my secretary-general wanted us to fulfil every promise we made to the people and complete the work that remained unfinished.
"In the end, he paid the price himself,” Yeoh said on Facebook following Loke stepping down as the Transport Minister.
Earlier, Loke announced his resignation from the Cabinet with immediate effect following the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision.
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Loke said the decision was consistent with the position he had announced last Friday (Nov 6).
He also thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for the trust placed in him since joining the Cabinet in December 2022.
Najib is expected to be transferred from Kajang Prison to his residence on Tuesday evening to serve the remainder of his sentence in the SRC International case under house imprisonment until Aug 23, 2028.
His lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the High Court’s clarification had removed doubts over the house imprisonment order decreed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Sept 18.
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It was reported that the vehicle ferrying Najib re-entered the Kajang Prison complex at 6.14pm on Tuesday.
Najib is believed to be undergoing prison procedures before being taken to his residence in Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur.
