Bersatu to support Muhyiddin as party president, says Wan Saiful

KUALA LUMPUR - Bersatu unanimously want Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to remain as the President.

This comes after the former prime minister was charged with four counts of corruption and two counts of money laundering at the Sessions Court yesterday.

The former Bersatu Information Chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan said the decision will be further discussed in the party's supreme council meeting today.

"So far we have unanimously stated that we want Muhyiddin to remain as the President.

"I also have to mention that his position is different from mine where he was elected by the members.

"Whereas I was appointed and it is my responsibility to give up that responsibility (as Information chief)," he said when met by the media after the Armada Annual General Meeting today.

Also present were Muhyiddin, Information chief Datuk Razali Idris and several other top leaders.

Meanwhile, the Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal in his press conference this afternoon had said the party's supreme council meeting will be held Saturday evening to discuss the president position.

Wan Ahmad Fayhsal explained that the meeting is expected to take place at 6.30 pm today.

Last month, Wan Saiful was the first Bersatu leader to be charged over the JanaWibawa government scheme introduced during the Muhyiddin administration, and he resigned as the party’s information chief in a show of integrity.