KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 -- Former Umno Supreme Council member Isham Jalil has applied to join PAS, nearly three years after he was sacked from the party.

Isham said he submitted his membership application yesterday, adding that he had decided to continue his political struggle with PAS, which he described as a "sanctuary" for Malay Muslims.

"PAS is also free of corruption," he said in a Facebook post.

Isham was sacked from Umno in December 2023, months after he was elected to the party's Supreme Council during its internal elections.

Umno secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki had previously said Isham was removed for allegedly being disloyal, failing to follow party orders and directives, and not respecting party decisions.

Isham...