PUTRAJAYA, 21 May 2009: A chief minister or menteri besar (MB) cannot be removed even if the person fails a vote of no-confidence in the state legislative assembly, the Court of Appeal hearing the case to determine the rightful Perak MB was told today. Lawyer Sulaiman Abdullah, who is representing Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s embattled Perak […]
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Appeals court hears Zambry, then Nizar (Updated at 4.58pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated at 4:58pm A pensive Nizar waits inside the courtroom for the hearing to recommence after an adjournment for lunch KUALA LUMPUR, 21 May 2009: At 9.30am the Court of Appeal started hearing Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s appeal against the High Court ruling that Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s Datuk Seri Mohammad […]
BN reps lodge report against Sivakumar
IPOH, 14 May 2009: Twenty-seven Perak state assemblypersons from the Barisan Nasional (BN) together with three Independent assemblypersons today lodged police reports against Pakatan Rakyat speaker V Sivakumar for abuse of power. The alleged that Sivakumar abused his power with regard to the chaos that occurred during the assembly sitting on 7 May. The assemblypersons […]
PR willing to meet Najib over Perak (Updated 7.06pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 14 May 2009, 7.06pm KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) today expressed willingness to meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on the Perak political crisis, but danced around the question of what both sides would discuss given their opposing views on calling for a snap election. While claiming they were […]
Guan Eng: Zambry cannot be MB yet
By Jacqueline Ann SurinPETALING JAYA, 14 May 2009: It is wrong of Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir to reassume the position of Perak menteri besar (MB) after the 11 May High Court ruling that declared Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin the rightful MB, the DAP said. Lim “In a case involving a death penalty, a stay of […]
The world according to Zambry
By Deborah Loh“I keep on saying, who triggered this whole episode?… It’s not a question of who’s right or wrong … The wrong side is their side in the first place. And now they try to put the blame on us. They twist everything and tell the public we are the ones who rampas kuasa. But people […]
Superfast Court of Appeal
By RG CandiahI REFER to Malaysiakini‘s news report titled Court of Appeal hears Zambry’s appeal, which states that a one-member panel involving Justice Ramly Mohd Ali has been set up to hear Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s stay application (against yesterday’s High Court decision declaring Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin the rightful Perak menteri besar). Ramly began […]
Lawyers say appointment, motions passed valid
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: Despite the chaos that reigned at the six-hour Perak assembly sitting today, a new speaker was appointed and four motions were passed. And the appointment as well as the motions passed was all valid, according to Umno Legal Advisor Datuk Hafarizam Harun and lawyer Datuk Muhammad Shafee Abdullah who represents […]
Court decision on rightful MB on 11 May
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: The question of who is the rightful menteri besar of Perak will be decided 11 May. High Court (Appellate and Special Powers Division) judge Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim today fixed Monday, at 2.30pm, to deliver his decision in the judicial review application filed by ousted menteri besar Datuk Seri […]
MPs among those arrested in Ipoh
IPOH, 7 May 2009: Police today detained several individuals including members of parliament and party supporters for attempting to assemble outside the Perak Darul Ridzuan building, the venue for the state assembly sitting. They were arrested between 8am and 9.30am for refusing to disperse when ordered to do so by the police and were later […]
