Adam Adli takes over as acting PKR Melaka MPN chairman following corruption charges against Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin.
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR Melaka deputy chairman Adam Adli Abd Halim has been appointed as the acting state leadership council chairman.
He replaces Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, with the appointment effective from December 15.
PKR secretary-general Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh announced the leadership change in a statement on Monday.
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She confirmed that Shamsul Iskandar retains his position as the chief of the party’s Hang Tuah Jaya branch.
Shamsul Iskandar was charged at the Shah Alam Sessions Court on December 5 with one count of corruption involving RM64,924.
The charge relates to the alleged approval of a mineral exploration licence in Sabah.
He faced four additional corruption charges at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on December 4, totalling RM176,829.03.
These charges also pertain to the approval of a mineral exploration licence in Sabah.
In November, Shamsul Iskandar announced his resignation as senior political secretary to the Prime Minister.
He cited attempts to attack him through issues that could tarnish the image of the MADANI Government as his reason for stepping down. – Bernama
