PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has suggested the potential for leaders in the Perikatan Nasional coalition to attempt to overthrow the unity government.
The Kedah Mentri Besar also expressed confidence that the current government will not last its full five-year term.
He refused to acknowledge the widely rumored Dubai Move, an alleged plot by Perikatan to overthrow the government, instead calling it a “dummy.”
“I don’t think there is such thing as Dubai Move because I believe it is just a dummy (a decoy). It could be a Chow Kit Move if the discussion was held in Kuala Lumpur or Alor Setar Move if it was in Kedah,” he said.
He also hinted at the possibility of a change in government.
Muhammad Sanusi suggested that the opposition pact should not be blamed if they manage to attract some Pakatan Harapan or Barisan Nasional MPs to their side to form the next Federal Government.
He pointed out that the unity government showed a loophole in the anti-hopping law by drawing the support of five Bersatu MPs last year. “If they can score, why can’t we score too? Don’t get angry if we win,” he told a press conference at Wisma Darul Aman here yesterday.
When pressed for further details, he said: “I can’t share anything I know with you and I have no intention of sharing it.”
The Dubai Move was first mentioned after Community Communications Department deputy director-general Datuk Ismail Yusop claimed on Dec 30 that Perikatan leaders and government backbenchers vacationing in the United Arab Emirates were planning a plot.
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he was aware of the plot before those involved landed in the Middle East nation.
Sanusi expressed confidence in his belief that the current government will not last its full five-year term but did not provide any evidence to support the claim.
“I see it happening. We will always try and the other side will always try to defend. Nobody complained about the five (Bersatu MPs) so if they can take five, maybe we can take 10.
“The government has opened the loophole and we are simply walking through the same path. Nothing undemocratic or unconstitutional about that.”
“Let them rattle. Many are worried now. This government will fall. I know when but I can’t tell you,” he added.
As of November last year, the five Bersatu MPs who have pledged support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim are Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain (Kuala Kangsar) Datuk Dr Suhaili Abdul Rahman (Labuan), Zahari Kechik (Jeli), Mohd Azizi Abu Naim (Gua Musang) and Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal (Bukit Gantang).
