IPOH, Feb 10 — Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and Osman Jailu, the two state lawmakers at the heart of the political and constitutional crisis here, failed to turn up in court today for a mention of their corruption trial.
Ipoh Magistrate Sharmila Abdul Samad promptly issued a warrant of arrest for Osman, after rejecting an explanation from his sister Noriza Jailu that her brother had been admitted for an unknown ailment to Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
Sharmila issued the warrant as no medical certificate could be produced to verify the claim that Osman was in a hospital.
Jamaluddin’s lawyer managed to produce a medical certificate for his client, who was excused.
Jamaluddin is the state assemblyman for Behrang while Osman represent Changkat Jering.
Both were members of Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin’s state executive council until their defection to become independent supporters of Barisan Nasional (BN) caused the downfall of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government.
They were charged with corruption last year over a land deal with four other persons, but their resignation from PKR has sparked off speculation that their cases would be dropped.
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