KUALA LUMPUR, 20 — Perak DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham accused Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi of being in contempt of the Perak state assembly privilege committee because the prime minister had admitted asking Perak menteri besar Datuk Zambry Abdul Kadir to defy his suspension.
Perak Speaker V Sivakumar has suspended Zambry and the entire state executive council from the assembly for between 12 and 18 months, in the latest development of the Perak constitutional crisis.
Ngeh alleged today that Abdullah had broken the law when he asked Zambry to lodge a police report against the speaker, as he argued such an act contravened Section 3 of the Perak Legislative Assembly (Privileges) 1959.
According to him, the section states that no member of the legislative assembly, which also includes the speaker, shall be liable to any civil suit or criminal proceedings, arrest, imprisonment or damages for anything done or said by them in the state assembly or any committee.
“It is totally disappointing to note that our prime minister has asked Zambry to defy the law,” Ngeh said in a statement to the media.
“The Perak assembly speaker and the privilege committee make their decisions based on the Perak state constitution and the laws governing them.”
“When is Pak Lah and BN going to respect the law of this land? To BN only BN can rule and not others,” said Ngeh.
“So they use all ways and means to frustrate the Perak Pakatan Rakyat government. Laws only apply to others and not to BN. I call on all parties to uphold the rule of law in this beloved land.”
He added that action could be taken against Abdullah.
Sivakumar announced the suspensions Wednesday after the special privileges committee found them guilty of contempt of the assembly.
Zambry has disputed the suspension, saying that he had provided an explanation regarding the complaint filed against him and his councillors.
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