KOTA BARU: Pas will leave it to the court to decide on the case involving the son of Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli who was charged at the Kangar Sessions Court today with submitting false claims.
Pas vice president Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said a similar stance would also be applied to the others who face court charges today.
Mohd Amar said the party held the principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty.
"For Pas, it is too early to comment on this issue. Let us allow the law to run accordingly," he briefly replied to the New Straits Times.
The Panchor assemblyman was asked to comment whether the arrest of the MB's son and others would pressure the Islamic party.
It was also reported that a former political secretary to an opposition leader would be charged at the Sessions Court today with submitting false claims.
The judiciary's website showed that the man will be served with the charge framed under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 before judge Rozina Ayob at 9am.
MACC, in a press invitation yesterday said it had been given permission to charge a former political secretary as well as a company owner at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur and in Kangar, Perlis.
The company owner is the son of Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli.
MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki had said Mohd Shukri's son and the former political secretary will be charged separately in relation to the submission of false claims amounting to RM600,000.
Azam said the duo would be charged under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.
On April 24, the menteri besar's son was among six individuals remanded by MACC to facilitate investigation into a document forgery in submitting a false claim amounting to RM600,000.
An officer attached to the same menteri besar was also remanded.
The suspects detained, aged between 27 and 37, were detained to assist in investigations related to the development of an infrastructure development project involving repairs, maintenance, supply and services throughout Perlis since 2022.
They were released on MACC bail on April 26.
Six days later, Mohd Shukri, who is Perlis Pas commissioner, was questioned by MACC for nearly seven hours on alleged power abuse involving the implementation of infrastructure development projects in Perlis since 2022.
He was later released on MACC bail.