Hamzah aims jab at Barisan, says Perikatan candidates out of GE15 race if facing court case
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin today said that the vetting process for Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidates will be thorough to ensure that only those with unquestionable integrity will be fielded in GE15.
In an apparent jab at Barisan Nasional’s (BN) so-called "court cluster", he said that as an example, those facing legal action in court will not be considered as candidates for his party, in response to a question from a reporter at the third National Forensic Science Symposium for Law Enforcement held at the Royal Malaysia Police College in Cheras.
"We will not only check whether candidates are involved in court cases or criminal activities, but we will also check their background with the Inland Revenue Board and other such agencies to ensure that our candidates are truly ‘clean’,” he said.
"It starts with being a candidate up until they are chosen by the people. But the candidate must be someone ‘clean’ and responsible for the people, and not for individuals and certain groups,” he added.
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