KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim supports a call that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should relinquish the Opposition leader's post as he is facing a sodomy trial.Rais said there were precedence as cabinet ministers and senior civil servants resigned when they were charged in court.
"From the rule of law and basic rights considerations, whether one is a member of parliament, a cabinet minister and a civil servant, one should resign.
"A suggestion that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should do likewise not only fulfil the legal consideration but also the principles behind his struggle as he had been advocating social justice and a civil society," Rais told reporters after launching the "TMpoint on Wheels", a Telekom Malaysia mobile counter, here Tuesday.
He was commenting on views expressed by a lecturer in Utusan Malaysia that Anwar should relinquish the Opposition leader's post, which could be filled by either PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang or DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang as the Parti Keadilan Rakyat de-facto leader would be bogged down by court proceedings.
"I agree with the views. Now that he (Anwar) is in a quandary, I believe he should think and find a way out to diffuse the situation and resign. But it is not easy and it is up to him," said Rais.
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tunku : he should but he will never as this melodrama queen of moron is power crazy.for power, he can even sell his wife as he still have "adik angkat" . anwar has no morale and no shame at all.so don't expect that he will relinquish any post he's holding,on top of that he's accepting some new posts.pas should take over the leadership of pakatan.
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Yes, I would agree that's the honourable thing for him to do. But then it requires somebody with honour and integrity to be brave enough to do it. Someone who puts self-sacrifice above pride and ego !
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