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Ibrahim Ali wants parliamentary immunity revoked

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | March 11, 2009 4 Comments

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 March 2009: Datuk Ibrahim Ali (Ind-Pasir Mas) today called for parliamentary immunity to be revoked to make Members of Parliament (MPs) take responsibility and be accountable for what they say in the Dewan Rakyat.

He said this was because the persons on the receiving end of statements made in Parliament did not have a chance to defend themselves in the House.

“Now even the Sultans do not have immunity. But here, MPs can say anything they want.

“There are House rules and the Sedition Act for action to be taken but these are not enough,” he said when debating the Supplementary Supply Bill 2009 (Second Stimulus Package) in the Dewan Rakyat today.

He also suggested that citizens eligible for the MyKad on attaining the age of 12 be made to take an oath of allegiance to the King, country and the Rukun Negara.

On another matter, Datuk Anifah Aman (BN-Kimanis) said Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was not qualified to pledge 20% oil royalty for Sabah, Sarawak and Terengganu if the opposition came into power.

“Anwar is only good at telling lies. The last time, he said 30 Barisan Nasional MPs would defect to the Opposition to enable them to form the government by Sept 16 but nothing happened,” he said. — Bernama

 

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  1. salak says

    March 11, 2009 at 9:44 pm

    Useless MP for sale!

    With a bad system like Malaysia, this is the pits! No one, not even legislators would be able to say anything on bad governance. In fact if you batuk pun would be against the government.

    How did we get people like this as legislators? You might as well have hoodlums and samseng as MPs without elections.

  2. Jonathan Ong says

    March 11, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    Does Ibrahim Ali know what he is saying? Freedom of expression is paramount in the House if we want our MPs to voice issues without fear. It goes to show why I think MPs should have a minimum IQ level requirement before running for office.

  3. sam says

    March 12, 2009 at 3:02 am

    Lifting the immunity was not useful. On the contrary, it caused more problems…. because there are so many MPs like Ibrahim Ali…..this bollock sound like a hero still zero to me.

  4. P.A.Chew says

    March 12, 2009 at 11:40 am

    I agree with Jonathan, this katak does not know what he is saying and is clearly unfit to be a Member of Parliament. As a member of the house, he should uphold its independence and dignity but he is prepared to destroy the very institution he is supposed to uphold for cheap political mileage.

    Maybe all MPs must undergo constitutional law 101 classes to educate them on the parliamentary system of democracy. If they fail in compulsory exams, please step down.

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