Govt Wants To Suspend Wan Saiful 6 Months For Calling Anwar Corrupt

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The government wants to suspend Bersatu lawmaker Wan Saiful Wan Jan for six months for alleging that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is a leader who abuses his power.
According to the Dewan Rakyat’s order paper for tomorrow, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will move a motion to suspend Wan Saiful (PN-Tasek Gelugor) tomorrow.
The motion will be moved after the oral questions session ends at 12pm.
Wan Saiful made the offending remarks last Wednesday while debating the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's royal address to Parliament.
According to the Hansard - Parliament's official transcript - Wan Saiful was commenting on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar's remarks before becoming king that he wanted to hunt down the corrupt.
"Corrupt means abusing power. Ampun Tuanku, the person who abuses their power will have an audience with Your Majesty each week before the cabinet meeting," the lawmaker said.
This is a clear reference to Anwar, who as prime minister, has a pre-cabinet meeting with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong each week.
The allegation triggered an uproar, following which Wan Saiful retracted his remarks upon the instruction of Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul.
He said he was disappointed by the instruction, but followed it nonetheless.
Serious allegation
In Zahid's motion, as per the order paper, besides besmirching Anwar, Wan Saiful is also accused of misusing the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's name to influence the Dewan rakyat.
"The statement by Tasek Gelugor is a serious allegation and violates the rights and privileges of an MP and is an insult to this house.
"As such, it is agreed that Wan Saiful must be suspended from serving the meeting (Dewan Rakyat session) for six months from the date this motion is approved," the motion reads.
Wan Saiful, in the same speech being cited by Zahid, also alleged that he was offered bribes including an allocation of RM1.7 million for his constituency if he were to support Anwar.
The MACC has given the Bersatu MP one week to file a report on the alleged bribe. - Mkini

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