Bawang Assan Seat won by BN Candidate may be challenged

DAP Chairman is aware of this "money for vote" during the election campaign. So are you DAP doing anything to avoid recurrence??? The key YB who is behind the suspension for DAP Chairman from State Assembly in 2009 for 12 months on "camouflage" remark is none other than BN-SUPP YB. It is not a matter of unforgiveness but a matter of justice as he used dirty tactics. God could have mandated you to challenge this election result for Bawang Assan and many other issues, by your huge majority this time. Are you capable to voice the issue out in the State Assembly and condemn this dirty tactic right in his face?

Reference on DAP Chairman's suspension as elected representative by the People should not be suspended by the decision of a biased few. Can you call it a democratic process when the majority voters is 4751 votes in 2006 (swelled to 8827 votes in 2011) and the Privileges Committee may be less than 30 persons. So where is the logic of democratic process to suspend an elected rep with the backing of strong majority??

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DAP Sarawak assemblyman suspended for 'camouflage' remark
May 14, 2009

KUCHING, May 13 – The Sarawak Legislative Assembly has suspended Bukit Assek assemblyman and Sarawak DAP chairman Wong Ho Leng for 12 months effective immediately for his "camouflage" remark in the November State Legislative Assembly sitting last year.

Speaker Datuk Seri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar said Ho Leng, the opposition leader was suspended under Section 14 (1) of the State Legislative Assembly (Privileges & Powers) Ordinance 2007, based on the recommendation made by the Committee of Privileges.

Land Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr James Masing tabled the motion while Tarat assemblyman Roland Sagah seconded. All 60 Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblymen voted in favour of Ho Leng's suspension while seven others voted against it.

"Member for Bukit Assek, you are hereby suspended from today for a period of 12 months. Please leave the Dewan," he said.

Ho Leng walked out from the hall with two DAP state assemblywoman Violet Yong (Pending) and Ting Tze Hui (Meradong) at 6.10pm.

Ho Leng, who was met outside the State Legislative Assembly building, said the suspension was very "undemocratic and very unfortunate".

"We will consider legal action," he said.

The ruling meant that Ho Leng will be barred from attending the DUN sitting until May next year but during the suspension period he would still receive his salary and allowances as state elected representative.

Contacted by Bernama, Ho Leng confirmed that he still received his salary and allowances as the ruling only disallowed him from attending the sitting.

In the November assembly sitting last year, Ho Leng used the word "camouflage" repeatedly when debating and seeking clarification from the Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh during the tabling of the Supplementary (2008) Bill 2008.

The Supplementary Supply (2008) Bill, 2008 involved an amount of RM921 million. Under the Bill, RM900 million was allocated for the Statutory Fund while RM21 was million being spent on the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) bonus.

Asfia, the chairman of the Committee Privileges whose other members are Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan, Land Development Minister, Datuk Seri James Masing, Assistant Minister of Infrastructure Development and Communication Lee Kim Shin and Tarat assemblyman Roland Sagah. - Bernama

Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/DAP-Sarawak-assemblyman-suspended-for-camouflage-remark/