00:00 I can understand Anthony Lok is in a very, very tight situation.
00:08 Kairi Jamaluddin said DAP Secretary-General Lok Siu Fook is in a bind over former MP Tony
00:14 Pua, who is being investigated for sedition.
00:18 Kairi said Lok is unable to take disciplinary action against Pua over comments he made about
00:23 the Federal Territories Pardons Board's decision to reduce Najib Razak's jail term.
00:28 Kairi said Lok may be concerned that any action by DAP against Pua would upset party supporters
00:35 as Pua is considered a warrior and is credited with bringing the 1MDB scandal to light.
00:41 UMNO has given DAP a warning to take disciplinary action against Tony Pua because this is seen
00:49 as an unfriendly fire from the public in the government.
00:53 Secondly, he cannot be seen as a pushover to remove Tony Pua from DAP.
01:01 That would cause anger from his supporters.
01:05 On a Facebook post, Pua wrote, "Can someone send me to jail for one year and in exchange
01:10 pay me RM50 million?
01:12 Pretty please," followed by a post which said, "I beg your pardon."
01:16 He was commenting on the FTPB's announcement last Friday that the prison sentence handed
01:21 down by the courts in Najib's SRC international case had been reduced from 12 years to six.
01:27 The former prime minister's fine was also lowered from RM210 million to RM50 million.
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