Bersih: MP not a part-time job, Tajuddin must quit as lawmaker to be ambassador to Indonesia | Malay Mail

Bersih: MP not a part-time job, Tajuddin must quit as lawmaker to be ambassador to Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Umno’s Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman cannot perform reliably as a federal lawmaker if he is simultaneously Malaysia’s ambassador to Indonesia, the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections said in criticising the appointment today.

“An MP must represent voters in Parliament to debate on laws and policies, on one hand, and attend to voters’ needs in the constituency, on the other hand. It urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to reconsider Tajuddin’s appointment, saying Malaysia has many career diplomats who were eminently more qualified to be the country’s envoy to Indonesia.

It then said the controversial appointment made it even more crucial for “the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on International Affairs to be given the power to scrutinise and endorse nominees for high commissioners, ambassadors and special envoys”.

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