Setback for Aziz Bari after name dropped from Ampang Jaya councillor list
(TMI) – DAP’s Dr Abdul Aziz Bari will not be a local councillor as widely expected, after finding his name dropped from the list of candidates who are to take their oaths today.
The law professor, who joined the largely Chinese opposition party in July last year, was touted as a candidate for the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ), in preparation for an eventual run as an election candidate.
However, contacted by The Malaysian Insider yesterday, Aziz confirmed his name was not among among those scheduled to take their oaths.
“Yes, that’s correct. I could not find my name on the list when I went to the MPAJ office to check in order to prepare for (the ceremony),” he said.
DAP, with a quota for six MPAJ councillors, had named Aziz one of them.
However, only the other five names were listed for the oath-taking.
The move to reject Aziz as councillor is believed to be made on technical grounds, as he does not live in Ampang Jaya, but under the Selayang council area.
But this has rarely been an issue as candidates have crossed that hurdle with an address in the area.
