Speaker: Power to punish MPs who don’t declare assets with parliamentary panel, not me
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof clarified that the proper procedure that follows if the government succeeds in passing the Bill in the Dewan Rakyat is for the errant lawmaker to be investigated first by the PSC on Rights and Privileges before deciding on the penalty for the offence. — Picture by Hari Anggara
He clarified that the proper procedure that follows if the government succeeds in passing the Bill in the Dewan Rakyat next week is for the errant lawmaker to be investigated first by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Rights and Privileges before deciding on the penalty for the offence of acting in contempt of the House,“A breach of a resolution of the House properly passed can result in a contempt of the House, for which the offender can be referred to the Select Committee on Rights and...
De facto law minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong confirmed he will be tabling a Bill to MPs, senators, their spouses and children under the age of 21 to declare their assets through a statutory declaration which is to be submitted within three months from the date it is approved to the Speaker of the House.
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