Anwar leaves it to AGC to take action on Sanusi

KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim leaves it completely to the Attorney-General Chambers (AGC) to take appropriate action against the statement issued by Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, who claimed Penang belonged to Kedah.

Anwar described the statement as irresponsible and the police had already initiated an investigation according to the existing legal provisions.

He added that the investigation was conducted under the Penal Code and the Sedition Act.

"Part of the report had been submitted to AGC for further actions.

"The position of Penang as a state in Malaysia, separate from Kedah, is clearly written under Clause (2) Article 1 of the Federal Constitution which provides the Federal States comprised of the States of Malaya, including Penang.

"Why is this matter raised? Is it to gain power to face the state election? You sacrificed the principles of the Constitution and caused chaos. His statement brought problems," he said in Dewan Rakyat during the Prime Minister's Question Time (PMQT) session today.

He said this in response to a question from Lim Guan Eng (PH-Bagan) who asked Anwar to reveal the government's action towards Sanusi who wanted the Federal Constitution to be amended to remove Penang, which threatened the people's unity.

Anwar added that he hoped the matter could be stopped immediately because it had violated the principles of the Constitution approved by the Council of Rulers.

Last Monday, Sanusi claimed Penang was under the ownership of Kedah.

The Kedah Pas leader said Perak and Perlis were the only states that had a border with Kedah.

However, Anwar had asked Sanusi to understand the Constitution which listed Penang as one of the states in the Peninsula.

Therefore, Sanusi asked the Constitution to be amended because he claimed that based on historical and academic studies, Kedah owns Penang.