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Parliament to debate suspension of Malaysian-Indian lawmaker
Malaysian Parliament will debate a one year suspension of ethnic-Indian lawmaker Gobind Singh on charges of linking Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to the death of a Mongolian businesswoman.
The Malaysian parliament will debate on Monday a motion to suspend ethnic Indian lawmaker Gobind Singh for one year on charges of linking Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to a murder charge.
The motion was tabled at the speaker's office by minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Nazri Aziz, on Friday after Singh was expelled from the house for the day by deputy speaker Ronald Kiandee for refusing to obey.
The house will debate and vote on the motion when it resumes on Monday, the New Straits Times online said on Saturday. The motion suggested severe action against Singh for his un-parliamentary conduct on Thursday. If passed, it would mean Singh would be suspended for 12 months, and so will his allowance and perks entitles to him as an MP.
Gobind Singh Deo, a barrister and a first-termer had wanted Razak - who had just completed his speech on the mini-budget - to answer questions on his links with the death of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu. The woman's death two years ago has been a subject of an ongoing court trial and investigation.
The owner of a blog that accused Razak of being behind the murder of the businesswoman was also arrested and prosecuted. Thursday's suspension was Singh's third from the house in his debut year as a parliamentarian.
Singh, along with lawyer-lawmaker father Karpal Singh, has been a leading member of the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) of which the father is the chairman.
