KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Deputy Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on Transport Minister Anthony Loke to step down today if former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is released following the settlement of his RM50 million fine.

Zahid said Loke must honour his pledge, according to a New Straits Times report.

“I hope he will fulfil his promise. I think this is not merely a political statement,” he said at a press conference in Istanbul.

“He must do it immediately if Datuk Seri Najib is released today.”