PETALING JAYA: Selangor PAS commissioner Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali has been warned twice by his party for being out of line with the spirit of Pakatan Rakyat.
His recent criticism of the Selangor state assembly’s Committee for Competency, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat) could earn him his third reprimand.
And this time, the consequences could be harsher.
Party sources said several central committee members were pushing for Dr Hasan’s to be hauled before the party’s disciplinary committee.
“They want the matter referred to the disciplinary committee so it can be properly dealt with,” sources told The Star’s Malay news portal mStar Online.
The sources said many central committee members shared the view that Dr Hasan had to explain his outburst.
Dr Hasan has even been rapped by colleagues for calling for a review and revamp of Selcat’s procedures.
He had earlier hit out at Selcat, which is chaired by assembly Speaker Teng Chang Khim, for “grilling” senior civil servants over constituency allocations.
The next central committee meeting is scheduled to held on Oct 11 but will be brought forward because polling for the Bagan Pinang by-election would take place that day.
As for the past two warnings from the party’s central committee, the sources said the latest was over Dr Hasan’s proposal for restrictions on the sale of alcohol in Selangor.
The earlier one was over Dr Hasan’s stand over issues concerning the donation of sacrificial cows, purchased by Selangor State Development Corporation companies, to mosques in the Bandar Tun Razak constituency, where Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim is MP.
PAS vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar, when contacted, declined to confirm the matter.
“But I believe the central committee will get an explanation from Dr Hasan over this issue. We will know why he made such a statement,” he said.
PAS central committee member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said Dr Hasan had gone “over the limit”.
“Furthermore, he has been warned especially on the sale of alcohol issue,” said the Kuala Selangor MP.
He said Dr Hasan might have his reasons but this was not the way to express his view.
“Only the disciplinary board can decide on the action, if any, to be taken against Dr Hasan,” he said.
While Dr Hasan has been criticised for his actions, he is said to enjoy support from party president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa and Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan Tantawi.
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