6 Things You Should Know About Muhyiddin’s Suspension From UMNO

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According to a provision in the party constitution, the duties of the deputy president is to help the president, Annuar said, and the party cannot function smoothly if someone does not perform their duties. Muhyiddin, he explained, did not perform his duties in helping the president, as laid out in the Umno constitution.

"For us, this (suspension) is a decision we were forced to make, because as a party, we have to have discipline, collective responsibility, and also we need to obey the constitution," he told reporters after the Umno supreme council meeting at the Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur today, where the decision was reached.

He further elaborated that while the decision was not easy, it was done in accordance to the party constitution and in view of the coming elections.