Pendang out ! Out two days

Malaysiakini : Speaker ejects Pendang MP from Dewan Rakyat for two days By Malaysiakini Team.

PARLIAMENT | Awang Hashim (Perikatan Nasional-Pendang) has been ejected from the Dewan Rakyat for two days under orders from speaker Johari Abdul. This comes after Awang repeatedly interrupted Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli’s winding-up speech despite the minister not giving way to the former.

According to the Standing Orders, one may only speak up during a parliamentarian or minister’s allotted time if they allow it. This makes Awang the first MP to be ejected from the Dewan Rakyat in this session of Parliament.

Earlier in Rafizi’s speech, Awang and several other PN lawmakers had attempted to interrupt the minister’s speech, prompting Johari to warn that the next time someone speaks up without permission, they would be kicked out from the House.

While the warning calmed the lawmakers down for a while, a few minutes later, the Pendang MP tried to speak up during Rafizi’s speech again, leading to the exchange below:

Rafizi: Pendang, if you want to be a clown, find another minister who is speaking, not me, because I have important things to talk about.

Awang: This is in bad faith. (Using the word) clown. 

Johari: Pendang, out now. Out, Pendang. Two days.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul

Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PN-Pengkalan Chepa) then pointed out Rafizi used the word “clown” which was not suitable speech for the Dewan Rakyat. “I did use the word clown but compared to everything that has been thrown at us thus far…” Rafizi said in defence. Marzuk responded by calling the ejection decision unfair and urged an incensed Johari to “chill”.

“I said, if the minister does not give way to speak, Pendang, do not stand up because the minister did not give way. But he still stood up. “I have said it multiple times. Once, twice, he sat down but then he stood up again. I am seen as being unable to control the House because the rakyat wants to hear what we are discussing.

“That is why, Pendang, today and tomorrow, please (leave),” Johari said.

Rafizi retracts ‘clown’ remark

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