ZAMBRY MENGADAP SPEAKER

BERNAMA malam ini melaporkan Menteri Besar yang dipertikaikan Dato' Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir telah mengadap Speaker DUN Perak di pejabatnya siang tadi.

IPOH, Feb 17 : Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir today appeared before the state assembly's Rights and Privileges Committee regarding his statement on Speaker V. Sivakumar. Also called before the committee were two reporters from the The Star and Sin Chew Daily. Met later, Zambry told reporters his presence was out of respect for the Speaker and the committee which called him to provide information. "I came because I respect the Speaker...we follow laws and regulations," he said. Meanwhile, Sivakumar said the committee called them to give statements for the purpose of gathering information and to investigate a statement of Zambry's that appeared in newspapers on Monday. He said the probe was done under Article 72(3) of the Perak Standing Orders.

In the reports, Zambry described as "strange" the summons on him and six state executive councillors to appear before the committee as usually such action is only taken on those who have committed an offence while the state assembly was in session. They were referred to the committee for contempt of the assembly when taking the oath of office on Feb 10. The committee is chaired by Sivakumar and made up of six assemblymen, namely, Datuk Hasbullah Osman (Temenggor) of Barisan Nasional and five from the opposition - Husin Din (Selingsing), Chan Ming Kai (Simpang Pulai), Ong Boon Piow (Tebing Tinggi), Loke Chee Yan (Kepayang) and Sum Chok Leng (Bercham). BERNAMA