00:00Zaid Ibrahim has urged Bung Mukhtar ad-Din to resist calls to step down as Sabah Amno
00:08Chief over his corruption case, saying the Kinabatangan MP will not win any extra votes
00:13by resigning from the post.
00:15In a post on X, the former law minister said resigning amid serious charges before being
00:20proven guilty was both naive and impractical in the current political landscape, where
00:25he said laws are often weaponized against political opponents.
00:31He likened the situation to Donald Trump, who did not step down after being charged
00:35with felonies during his first stint as U.S. President, adding that the Democrats would
00:39have won if he had.
00:42Acknowledging the importance of ethical leadership, Zaid nevertheless said that this did not seem
00:46to account for much in this country.
00:49Bung had been urged to step down following the Court of Appeals order for him and his
00:53wife to enter their defense on charges of corruption and abetment over a 150 million
00:58ringgit felony investment.
01:01Sabah rights activist James Liguenjang said it was crucial for political leaders accused
01:06of wrongdoing to take a temporary leave of absence until their names were cleared.
01:11Dhanushar Jhareza, FMP News.
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