Perak Umno rep accuses state govt of running training module 'questioning sovereignty of Malay rulers'
Rungkup assemblyman Datuk Shahrul Zaman Yahya speaks during a press conference in Ipoh April 18, 2019. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Shahrul accused the module by Akademos or People’s Academy — an initiative of state Youth and Sports Development Committee office and funded by the Perbadanan Aspirasi Anak Perak — of allegedly contravening the Federal Constitution. “This is absolutely shocking and a serious matter. We want Lee, who is the state Youth and Sports Development Committee chairman, to explain the matter during the latter’s winding-up speech in the state assembly on Tuesday,” he said at the sideline of the state assembly.Shahrul also took issue with a follow-up question asked by the moderator, who was said to be from the DAP Democracy School, during the course held on October 12 to 14 last year at the Kinta Riverfront Hotel here.
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