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| Karpal to give scuffle committee a miss |
| Written by Sharon Tan | |||
| Thursday, 12 March 2009 23:45 | |||
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Karpal said three other DAP MPs — Lim Lip Eng (Segambut), Fong Po Kuan (Batu Gajah) and Fong Kui Lun (Bukit Bintang) — who have been called as witnesses would also boycott the committee at its meeting next Tuesday. Asked if any action can be taken against him for not attending the meeting, he said: "I wonder if they can. I don't think they can do anything if I don't turn up and I don't think there are any consequences if I don't." Karpal, who received a letter today asking him to testify before the committee, added that it was just an ordinary committee and not a select or privileges committee and thus had no powers. He told reporters that the identities of the men involved in the scuffle were evident and the video clip was available in YouTube and Malaysiakini. He also said Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia had seen the video and should just bring the three men to the House instead of operating through the committee. "If the speaker doesn't act in calling the three to the House, it is my view that he is a weak speaker and ought to step down as he will be setting a dangerous precedent," Karpal said at the parliament lobby, adding that if a committee has to be set up whenever there is disturbance in parliament, it would reflect that parliament is weak. On whether N Gobalakrishnan (Padang Serai-PKR) who was also called as a witness would appear at the committee meet next week, Karpal said: "I suppose so. He ought to not attend." Karpal has also instructed his personal assistant Michael Cornialus, who is a witness, not to appear before the committee.
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