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KUALA LUMPUR: It is normal to meet with the Speaker’s Office to exchange ideas from time to time and the Cabinet cannot order the Speaker to do anything, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil (“It is nothing more than that. We cannot order the Speaker to do anything,” he told reporters during an event in Lembah Pantai yesterday.
“I believe the Opposition met with the Speaker. So, meetings with the Speaker are normal in Parliament,” said Fahmi.Kiandee said that based on parliamentary conventions and the Dewan Rakyat Standing Orders, an MP is allowed to correct, retract or maintain his statement before any action is taken against them.
“Therefore, the government’s actions on this legislative body are not just disappointing, it is also embarrassing,” Kiandee added. Fahmi said a series of false statements issued by MPs had confused the Dewan Rakyat before apologies were made.