KUANTAN, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- The suspension of Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and six state executive council members by the Rights and Privileges Committee of the state assembly is against the Standing Orders, said Pahang State Assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Wan Mohamed Razali Wan Mahussin.
Wan Mohamed Razali said the committee could only hear and discuss the case of members of the House, who were deemed to have committed a breach of the Standing Orders, and recommend the form of punishment that could be imposed.
"In Pahang, the Speaker is required to present the recommendation of the committee to the House for deliberation and endorsement.
"A decision is taken by the state assembly only when it is in session," he said when commenting on Perak State Assembly Speaker V. Sivakumar's decision to slap Zambry and six executive council members with the 18-month and 12-month suspension orders.
In KUCHING, Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu said Zambry and the six executive council members had the right to attend the state assembly sitting as their appointments were consented by the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah.
Jabu, who is also Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) deputy president, said the Sultan's decision could not be overruled.
"The matter should be interpreted according to the Perak state constitution," he said after opening the annual general meeting of the Sarawak Dayak Graduates Association here.
In PENANG, Penang State Assembly Speaker Abdul Halim Hussain said the suspension orders should adhere to the Standing Orders and the Perak state constitution.
He said all parties should respect the committee's decision if the suspension orders abided by the two criteria.
"I will support the suspension orders if they adhere to the Standing Orders and the Perak state constitution.
"I am not saying the decision is right or wrong because the constitution of one state differs from another. Whatever it is, we must consult the constitution of the state concerned," he said when contacted by Bernama.
Asked whether the decision had to be endorsed by the state assembly, he said, "It depends on the powers conferred on or vested in the Speaker under the Standing Orders but it is open to interpretation."
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