Dewan Rakyat mulls increasing fines 10-fold for unparliamentary behaviour

PETALING JAYA: The Dewan Rakyat is considering increasing fines for unparliamentary behaviour 10-fold from RM1,000 to RM10,000 per offence.

Speaker Johari Abdul said this in a speech at the “Parliament Lecture Series 3.0: Rebuilding the Nation Through Reforms” in the Parliament building last night.He said that the Houses of Parliament Act 1952 could be amended to increase the stipulated fine to punish MPs for “unparliamentary remarks” or “unparliamentary actions”. According to Johari, MPs could also face a suspension.

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