Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke’s resignation to take effect ‘immediately’ after court grants Najib house arrest
Anthony Loke first announced his resignation in September to protest the conditional royal pardon granted to Najib Razak, but stayed on temporarily at Prime Minister’s Anwar Ibrahim’s request.
Democratic Action Party (DAP) Secretary-General Anthony Loke speaks at a press conference following the party congress at Putrajaya International Convention Centre on Aug 16, 2026. (File Photo: CNA/Fadza Ishak)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Democratic Action Party (DAP) chief Anthony Loke said on Tuesday (Nov 10) that he will resign as Malaysia’s transport minister “effective immediately”, following the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision to allow former prime minister Najib Razak to serve his sentence under house arrest.
Loke said the move was in line with the stance he announced last Friday that he will step down when Najib begins his house arrest.
“This decision upholds the principles and stance that I have previously explained,” he said in a statement.
Loke first announced his resignation in September to protest the conditional royal pardon granted to Najib.
He later said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had asked him to remain in his post temporarily, and that he would remain as transport minister until Najib began his house arrest.
Loke – whose DAP is part of the governing Pakatan Harapan coalition with Anwar’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) – had previously said his resignation was a party decision to convey its disagreement with the conditional royal pardon.
Source: CNA/aj
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