New legal drama in Perak- Malaysiakini

Lawyers representing the Perak Barisan Nasional has served a legal summons on state assembly speaker V Sivakumar this morning, it was learnt today.

The summons indicated an intention by the BN Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir to seek an injunction to stop the emergency sitting of the state assembly tomorrow.

The hearing is expected to take place at the Ipoh High Court this afternoon.

At the same time, BN exco member Mohd Zahir Abdul Khalid has served notice to refer Sivakumar to the state assembly's rights and privileges committee.

The notice was served to Sivakumar's political secretary at 11am.

Sivakumar is accused of abusing his power and committing contempt in showing disloyalty to the Sultan of Perak.

Powerful committee chaired by speaker

Zahir later told reporters that Sivakumar was referred to the committee over his suspension of Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir and his six exco members.

The rights and privileges committee, at its meeting last month, resolved to suspend the new Perak MB and his entire cabinet.

According to the state assembly Standing Order 72(1), the speaker is the chair of the powerful committee.

Sivakumar has called for an emergency assembly sitting tomorrow but had not sent out notices of the meeting to Zambry and his exco members.

Invitations were also not given to the three former Pakatan representatives who are now "BN-friendly" Independents.

Let's wait and see

When contacted for comment, Sivakumar said he had not seen any summons supposedly served on him.

"Yes I've heard about it through SMSes and all but I don't know for sure," he said.

"Let them do it. Let's wait and see," he added.