SHAH ALAM, April 27 — Two opposition state assemblymen, Taman Medan's Dr Afif Bahardin and Kuang's Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah, were suspended from the Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting for three days after they defied instructions from Speaker Lau Weng San.
Lau issued the order after Dr Afif caused a commotion and failed to comply with instructions to sit down, as the state executive councillor for housing and culture Datuk Borhan Aman Shah was about to begin his winding-up speech.
The commotion began when Dr Afif stood up seeking clarification over Lau’s decision to reject a motion to refer Seri Kembangan state assemblyman Wong Siew Ki to the Selangor State Assembly Rights and Privileges Committee, following a debate alleged to have contradicted the decree of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj on pig farming in the state.
Lau later explained that Dr Afif had failed to specify which part of the debate was in conflict with the issue raised, adding that the motion was non-compliant with the rules and defective, and stressing that his decision was made in accordance with proper procedures.
The Speaker’s decision also prompted all Opposition assemblymen to walk out of the sitting, while Rafiq was similarly penalised after he attempted to disrupt Borhan as he began his winding-up speech.
