(Source:Bernama)
The Dewan Rakyat today passed a motion to suspend Puchong Member of Parliament Gobind Singh Deo for a year effective immediately.
The motion was tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz following Gobind's remarks accusing Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak of being involved in a murder case and in contempt of a deputy speaker during the committee stage debate on the Supplementary Supply Bill 2009 on Thursday.
Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia announced the passing of the motion at 1pm after all government backbenchers voted for it.
The opposition representatives had walked out of the Nazri was winding up the debate on the motion.
According to the motion, Gobind will not get all the allowances and benefits as a member of Parliament during the suspension period.
Nazri, when tabling the motion under Standing Order 27(3), said Gobind's accusation was serious and in breach of the rights and privileges of a member of Parliament as well as in contempt of the Dewan Rakyat.
In his winding-up speech, he said what Gobind did was not a crime and therefore there was no need to furnish proof for consideration before he was to be convicted of the offence.
"Therefore, if an action has been committed and clearly the action shows lack of manners against the deputy prime minister, it is sufficient for us to take action against him.
"But if the Puchong member of Parliament admits he is crazy, it would be different. But I believe when he made the remarks, he was not crazy and he knew what he did was wrong," he said.
He also explained that Najib was not in the House today because he did not want to be seen as though influencing the lawmakers regarding the motion.
Earlier, several opposition members raised various provisions of the Standing Orders to object to the speaker's decision in allowing the motion to be tabled.
Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) sought explanations from Pandikar Amin on the public interest which allowed the motion to be tabled without the seven-day notice.
Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar (PAS-Tumpat) meanwhile wanted the matter to be referred to the Rights and Privileges Committee and Karpal Singh (DAP-Bukit Gelugor) questioned why Gobind was not given time to defend himself.
Others who also stood up were M. Kulasegaran (DAP-Ipoh Barat), Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham (DAP-Beruas), Nga Kor Ming (DAP-Taiping) and R. Sivarasa (PKR-Subang).
Pandikar Amin said: "I have read Standing Orders 27(3), 80(1), and 44(8) which allow this motion to be debated in the House.
"It is my interpretation and I would like to remind all that the speaker's decision under Order 43 should be accepted. It has something to do with the behaviour and ramblings by members of the House under the protection of the House and it did not happen outside. Everyone knows these things happen," he said.
He also said that he had read the hansard account of what happened that day and found that Gobind had committed offences under Standing Order 36(6) for imputing improper motives to another member, Order 36(4) for using offensive language, Order 36(9) for mentioning the conduct and character of a member in another capacity, Order 36(2) for mentioning a matter which is sub judice, Order 36(10)(b) and (c) for using seditious words and words likely to promote feelings of ill-will against the government and between different communities.
5 comments:
Pandai lah. Now he is regarded as a hero and no need to go parliamen but can carry on own biz. Well done. Good move.
This is not right, what do you think?
Another black day for Malaysian politic.
BN MPs used vulgar words were spared while those asking question for the entire general public of Malaysia's reprimanded...
A sad day for Malaysian...
A bit too long. Three months should have been enough.
Now this 'hero' will have more time to create mischief outside parliament.
A GOOD MAN DOES NOTHING.
I believe Gobind'd suspension was a good call, lest soon irate BN MPs would start their own 'blind accusation' frenzy and turn the esteemed House into a pandemonium.
What surprise me is the fact there are people who actually support Gobind'd irresponsible act in brazenly accusing another person of murder.
IT IS BAD to simply point your finger and accuse someone of murder.
BAD! BAD! BAD!
It is not like accusing someone of stealing your underwear. Murder is A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY DEATH in this country. A non-bailable offense with grave consequences.
Many alleged murderers have escaped the gallows because the presiding Judge found insufficient evidence to pass a guilty verdict.
Yet some people say and write things as if they were present at the moment DS Najib passed the order to 'exterminate' Altantuya, although what they know about Altantuya's dreadful death come from countless slanders, lies and rumors perpetuated by irresponsible people.
The fact is, NOT EVEN A SINGLE report has been made against DS Najib in the light of this case.
I agree that Altantuya's death is, to quote Shakespeare, "murder most foul, most unnatural", but let our justice system runs its course to resolve it.
Come on people, be sensible and stop this nonsense.
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