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Speaker Ngeh "they brought
in about 20 men in black .. and trespassed in the state assembly .. with
intention to forcibly remove me when I was presiding the State Assembly"
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Media Statement
Complete
Assault on Malaysian Parliamentary Democratic System at the Perak State
Assembly.
Outgoing
Perak Speaker call for the Perak Menteri Besar and his government to be
investigated and those involved charged in court
Yesterday
saw the complete assault on the Malaysian Parliamentary democratic system at
the Perak State Legislative Assembly by the Perak Perikatan National State
Government.
As the
Speaker chairing the Perak State Legislative Assembly, I was completely shocked
at how the Perak PN State Government under Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Ahmad
Faizal Bin Azumu orchestrated a complete assault on the Perak State Legislative
Assembly.
This case
warrants an immediate investigation against him and his government under the
following provisions under the Penal Code:
Section 124 – Assaulting member of
Parliament, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful
power
Whoever,
with the intention of inducing or compelling or attempting to induce or compel
a member of Parliament or of any Legislative Assembly or of any State Executive
Council to exercise or refrain from exercising in any manner the lawful powers
of such member, assaults or wrongfully restrains, or attempts wrongfully to
restrain, or overawes by means of criminal force, or the show of criminal
force, or attempts so to overawe, such member shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be
liable to fine.
Section 124B – Activity
detrimental to parliamentary democracy
Whoever, by
any means, directly or indirectly, commits an activity detrimental to
parliamentary democracy shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to twenty years.
Section 124C – Attempt to commit
activity detrimental to parliamentary Democracy
Whoever
attempts to commit an activity detrimental to parliamentary democracy or does
any act preparatory thereto shall be punished with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to fifteen years.
Section 503 – Criminal intimidation
Whoever
threatens another with any injury to his person……………………. with intent to cause
alarm to that person, or to cause that person to do any act which he is not
legally bound to do, or to omit to do any act which that person is legally
entitled to do, as the means of avoiding the execution of such threat, commits
criminal intimidation.
Section 506
– Punishment for criminal intimidation
Whoever
commits the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with
both; ……………………………………………..
Why do I say
it is a complete assault against the Perak State Legislative Assembly?
Firstly, the Perak State Government secretly
invaded the Perak State Assembly and tampered with the microphone system in the
State Assembly until they control the system rather than me. On numerous
occasions during the proceedings, when I wanted to use the microphone, the
microphone system could not be turned on. The microphone system was supposed to
be under the full control of the Speaker of the House and I can override and
determine who should be given the right to speak. It was functioning well on
Sunday (10th May 2020) when I tested it but I have no control it when I chaired
the State Assembly sitting yesterday (12th May 2020).
Secondly, they brought in about 20 men in
black with intention to forcibly remove me when I was presiding the State
Assembly (though I have intention to resign after my speech/announcement ) and
no motion of no confidence to remove me has surfaced as one of the agenda for
the day. These men in black have unlawfully trespassed into the State Assembly
without my knowledge or consent.
Thirdly, I have invited more than 20 media
(only one representative this time as compared to about 3 or 4 per media as was
in the past because of Covid-19) to cover the State Assembly sitting but the
state government refused them entry and allowed only the official media to be
present.
Fourthly, I have instructed live streaming
for the whole sitting session (as was in the past) but they stopped the live
streaming after the royal address of His Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak so
that the public has no access to the proceedings and they have full control
over the news that will be released to the public.
Fifthly and lastly, the Sergeant-at- arms who are the
State Assembly officials to maintain order and security of the State Assembly
at the Speaker’s behest were forced to turn against the Speaker and forcibly
evict him from the State Assembly because they are under the payroll of the
State Government. The Perak PN State
Government orchestrated a mutiny within the State Assembly !
In short,
the Perak State Government had planned and acted to take full control of the
Perak State Assembly. They want to forcibly evict me, and with only the
official media in the State Assembly, they hoped to produce propaganda news to
deceive the public. Fortunately, some of the state elected representatives were
quick to record the proceedings with their handphone cameras. I forewarn the
people that the news or videos that will be produced by the state government
will be a doctored or fabricated version of what transpired and they must not
fall into its propaganda. However, they may no longer dare to do it because
some of the state elected representatives have also the recordings of the
proceedings.
I call on
the police to thoroughly investigate this case and charge those who planned
this assault and charge them in court. If no action is taken, soon the
government will invade Parliament, other State Legislative Assemblies and the
judicial courts.
Malaysia is
a civilized nation that believe in the rule of law. For that reason, laws have
been enacted to protect the sanctity of the courts, the legislative assemblies
and Parliament from the government who has the police, army, ammunitions and
armaments at their disposal. We know all over the world that a country ruled by
the barrel of the gun will remain backward and barbaric in its ways, but those
that believe in the rule of law has a society that is civic and civilized.
I therefore
call on the police to act immediately against those involved and charge them in
court so that our rule of law can be upheld.
Yesterday
was a shameful day at the Perak State Legislative Assembly !
13th May
2020
Dato’ Ngeh Koo Ham.
Outgoing
Speaker of Perak State Assembly and MP for Beruas.
