Loke said his resignation took effect after a court allowed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his sentence under house arrest. Loke had stayed on temporarily at Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s request.
Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on 10 November that his resignation took effect immediately, following the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision to allow former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his sentence under house arrest.
Loke had announced his intention to resign on 19 September after a DAP central executive committee meeting, in protest at Najib’s conditional royal pardon. He said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim asked him to remain temporarily, and that his departure would take effect when Najib returned home to begin house arrest.
Loke said his resignation was a decision by his Democratic Action Party (DAP) to express its disagreement with the pardon. He has been the party’s secretary-general since March 2022 and the member of Parliament for Seremban since May 2013; DAP belongs to the governing Pakatan Harapan coalition alongside Anwar’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat, CNA said.
Loke submitted his resignation letter to Anwar on 28 September and publicly confirmed the submission the following day. On 6 November, he reaffirmed that he would leave once Najib returned home. Najib’s transfer was put on hold that day after the Attorney-General’s Chambers sought legal clarification about the pardon and its implications for his sentences.
The court’s later order allowed Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence in the SRC International case under house arrest with immediate effect. Loke said his own decision was consistent with the position he had previously explained.
DAP national policy director Chan Foong Hin said on 8 November that the party had decided Loke alone would resign. Its other ministers and deputy ministers would remain to maintain stability and pursue unfinished institutional reforms and legislative changes, he said.
The Welsh government’s package makes £250 available to up to 20,000 eligible households dependent on heating oil or liquefied petroleum gas, and extends eligibility for a £100 energy payment.
Loke, who began his latest term as transport minister in December 2022, pledged full cooperation with a smooth handover so the ministry could continue its responsibilities and initiatives. He thanked Anwar for his trust and the opportunity to serve in the Cabinet since December 2022.
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