Bersatu sacks Mahathir and four others

Petaling Jaya

PARTI Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia has sacked former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for sitting in the Opposition bench during the May 18 parliamentary sitting.

In a letter to Dr Mahathir, the Bersatu party noted that his sitting position in Parliament was at the block that was not supporting the Perikatan Nasional government led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is the Bersatu president and acting chairman. In accordance with the party's constitution, Dr Mahathir's membership ceased immediately.