QuickCheck: Did the Johor Speaker's Office receive an application letter to dissolve the state assembly?

ACCORDING to a report on a website that has gone viral, Johor State Assembly Speaker Suhaizan Kaiat received a letter to dissolve the State Assembly.

Is this true?

Verdict:

FALSE

Suhaizan told Bernama that he had not received any such letter.

"No, the information by the portal is not true," he said when contacted on Friday (Jan 21).

Earlier, the website claimed that Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad had sent a letter to the state assembly Speaker's Office on Thursday (Jan 20), seeking the dissolution of the state assembly.

Currently, Barisan Nasional has 28 seats in the state assembly, comprising Umno (14 seats), MIC (two), Bersatu (11) and PAS (one), while Pakatan Harapan has 27 seats, namely DAP (14), PKR (seven) and Amanah (six).

Reference: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/01/21/johor-speaker-denies-receiving-letter-for-dissolution-of-state-assembly