MELAKA: DAP’s opposition to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak serving the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest does not amount to disrespect for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s constitutional powers, party secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook said.

He maintained that the party’s position was directed at Najib and should not be misconstrued as a challenge to the royal institution, following accusations by several Umno leaders that DAP had acted against the Malay rulers.

“This is not about disrespecting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. We respect the powers of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

“But this is our stand against Najib. It is not about the King, it is about Najib,” he said during the Jelajah Harapan Melaka Rumah Kita grand finale in Hang Tuah Jaya on Thursday night.