Saifuddin claims Bersatu denied him fair trial; No surgery for Dr M due to age - Mukhriz episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 7, 2026 · 8 MIN

Saifuddin claims Bersatu denied him fair trial; No surgery for Dr M due to age - Mukhriz

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KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Recently sacked Bersatu supreme council member Saifuddin Abdullah has claimed the party’s disciplinary board allegedly snubbed his request for a fair trial.This includes demands to summon party president Muhyiddin Yassin for testimony during a Nov 6 disciplinary board hearing.Saifuddin explained in a statement today that he had initially outlined three specific demands from the party’s disciplinary board after his Nov 6 hearing, to ensure that he was granted a fair trial but there has been no response.Meanwhile, in a separate story, doctors have advised against a hip replacement surgery for former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, citing risk of complications due to his old age.Mahathir's son, Mukhriz said that specialists at the National Heart Institute (IJN) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia advised the family that Mahathir should undergo a natural recovery process instead.___________________📌 Share this news! Join the Malaysiakini WhatsApp Channel now! https://mk.my/wa_mkiniTurn on notifications 🔔 or unmute the channel to receive news notifications immediately!—Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://bit.ly/3B3ztIa

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Recently sacked Bersatu supreme council member Saifuddin Abdullah has claimed the party’s disciplinary board allegedly snubbed his request for a fair trial.This includes demands to summon party president Muhyiddin Yassin for testimony during a Nov 6 disciplinary board hearing.Saifuddin explained in a statement today that he had initially outlined three specific demands from the party’s disciplinary board after his Nov 6 hearing, to ensure that he was granted a fair trial but there has been no response.Meanwhile, in a separate story, doctors have advised against a hip replacement surgery for former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, citing risk of complications due to his old age.Mahathir's son, Mukhriz said that specialists at the National Heart Institute (IJN) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia advised the family that Mahathir should undergo a natural recovery process instead.___________________📌 Share this news! Join the Malaysiakini WhatsApp Channel now! https://mk.my/wa_mkiniTurn on notifications 🔔 or unmute the channel to receive news notifications immediately!—Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://bit.ly/3B3ztIa

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