Don’t act so smart, Anwar chides Art Harun after Istana reiterates stance on Parliament
Opposition leader warns govt and its backers that king has called for House to resume soonest
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says the government appears to be stalling parliamentary sittings despite repeated calls by the royal institution to convene as soon as possible. – The Vibes file pic, June 29, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR – Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reminded the Dewan Rakyat speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun that he was not the only one well-versed in the rules and procedures of the house.
Anwar, in a video statement, said parliamentary rules have been used to delay sittings.
He added that the government appears to be stalling parliamentary sittings despite repeated calls by the royal institution to convene as soon as possible.
Anwar, who is also Port Dickson MP, said the latest statement issued by the palace today after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong granted an audience with the speaker and deputy speakers of Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara, had called for Parliament to convene soon to debate the proclamation of emergency and its ordinances.
“The speaker should not act so smart as though he knows the rules and others don’t. He is still new to the parliament,” said Anwar.
Anwar, in a video statement, said parliamentary rules have been used to delay sittings.
He added that the government appears to be stalling parliamentary sittings despite repeated calls by the royal institution to convene as soon as possible.
Anwar, who is also Port Dickson MP, said the latest statement issued by the palace today after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong granted an audience with the speaker and deputy speakers of Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara, had called for Parliament to convene soon to debate the proclamation of emergency and its ordinances.
“The speaker should not act so smart as though he knows the rules and others don’t. He is still new to the parliament,” said Anwar.
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“The rules allow him to determine under certain circumstances to expedite the parliamentary sittings with the approval of the prime minister.”
He said this in a video posted on his official Facebook page this afternoon. The video was posted to discuss the contents of the statement issued by the palace after the meetings today.
After concluding a meeting with the speakers and their deputies, the Agong reiterated his stand for the government to convene Parliament as soon as possible.
In a statement by Istana Negara today, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah said the sitting needs to reconvene according to the guidelines and Covid-19 standard operating procedures set by the government and Parliament.
“This is so that the proclamation of emergency and emergency ordinances can be debated in Parliament, as stated in Article 150(3) of the federal constitution.
“Besides that, His Majesty has expressed his views that all the select committees of the 14th Parliament should continue to resume meetings for the implementation to act as a check and balance mechanism,” said Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Indera Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin.
Anwar said the government should take heed of the Agong’s advice, which had repeatedly been made in recent weeks.
“The ministers should not go overboard and be arrogant, conceited, and insolent by carrying the theory that August, September, and others (months for Parliament to be held),” he said.
“Because (to hold Parliament) ‘secepat mungkin’ (as soon as possible), for those who understand Bahasa Melayu, means it should be held at once in accordance to guidelines and procedures.” – The Vibes, June 29, 2021
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#kerajaangagal147 – Takiyuddin is wrong both in law and in fact in saying that Parliament can only convene after Emergency has ended as Parliament had met under multiple emergencies for over four decades
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Parliament), Takiyuddin Hassan, is wrong both in law and in fact in saying that Parliament can only convene after Emergency has ended as the Malaysian Parliament had met under multiple emergencies for over four decades.
It was only on 24th November 2011 that Parliament revoked the multiple proclamations of emergency and Malaysia became a more normal country.
This followed the passage of a motion in Parliament by the then Prime Minister, Najib Razak, on 24th November 2011 to revoke the Emergency Proclamations of 1966, 1969 and 1977.
Ever since 1977, I had been calling in Parliament for the revocation of four Proclamations of Emergency of 1964 (concerning the Indonesian Confrontation), 1966 (Sarawak political crisis), 1969 (May 13 Riots) and 1977 (Kelantan political crisis) in Parliament.
On 28th and 29th June, 1979, my motion to revoke the four Proclamations of Emergency was debated in Parliament for two days but all the Barisan Nasional MPs spoke and voted against it.
During the parliamentary debate on 24th November 2011, I questioned why the Proclamation of Emergency of 3rd September 1964 arising from the Indonesian Confrontation had been omitted from the revocation list.
When I spoke in Parliament in 1979 on the need to end the permanent state of emergency and to revoke the four Proclamations of Emergency as the situations giving rise to their issue had long ceased to exist, no Minister had ever raised the point that following a 1971 judgment the 1963 Proclamation of Emergency had ceased to exist as it had been superseded by the 1969 Proclamation.
I had said: “This is a new position taken by the government. If this is the position of the Attorney-General, what happens if there is another Attorney-General who does not agree with this point? Will we find one day that the 1963 Proclamation of Emergency still exists?”
I asked in the parliamentary debate in 2011 for an explanation for the “long delay” in repealing the multiple Emergency Proclamations – 45 years in the case of the 1966 Proclamation to topple the then Sarawak Chief Minister Stephen Kalong Ningkan, 42 years in the case of the 1969 Proclamation arising from the May 13 riots and 34 years in the case of the 1977 Proclamation to topple PAS control of the Kelantan government when the “emergency” situations causing the Emergency Proclamations to be made had long ceased to exist.
As I said in my 1979 motion in Parliament to revoke the Emergency Proclamations: “The perpetuation of a Proclamation of Emergency, when the emergency condition for which it was made had ceased to exist, is certainly an abuse of power and unconstitutional”.
It was also symptomatic of the arrogance of power which had long afflicted UMNO and Barisan Nasional at the time.
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