KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat today maintained its decision to disallow a motion to debate the leaked Pandora Papers claimed to contain also the confidential financial files of several prominent figures of the country.
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's request for the matter to be debated was rejected for the second time by Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun. He had first disallowed a similar motion on Oct 6.
Azhar said the second rejection of the motion brought by Anwar under Standing Order 90 (1) and 90 (2) was because it was incomplete, saying the Port Dickson MP should have cited Standing Order 43 instead.
"I have seen the letter (notice) of Yang Berhormat (Anwar) and I have signed the letter and, as Yang Berhormat expected, I rejected the motion because Yang Berhormat made a motion under (Standing Order) 90 (1) and 90 (2) to stop enforcement of the ruling but did not state which ruling.
"Secondly, the main issue raised in this latest motion is on the same matter and the motion under (Standing Order) 18(1) and 18 (2) submitted last week had been rejected by me ... and, as such, I cannot accept under 90 (1) and 90 (2).
"On the last week's decision (to reject the motion), I feel Standing Order 43 should have been used, which is for the House to review my decision ... but what I got is a motion submitted under 90(1) and 90(2)," Azhar said.
Anwar today once again questioned Azhar's decision to reject the motion, saying it is important for the matter (of the Pandora Papers) to be debated in Parliament.
Elaborating, Azhar said the Pandora Papers exposure did not touch on the hoarding or transfer of money to offshore companies but rather the shareholding in the companies.
"These are two different matters, Yang Berhormat. I have read about the Pandora Papers more or less, and it is not about the outflow of money but the shareholding of several individuals in offshore companies ... and not as was raised by Yang Berhormat," he said.
Anwar, however, questioned Azhar's explanation and went on to say that he (Azhar) was acting like a counsel for one implicated in the exposure.
Azhar denied this and said: "I am not trying to be a lawyer here. I am only setting the facts straight. In any case, I have made my decision and it is final. It is up to Yang Berhormat to refer the decision under Standing Order 43."
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Mon Oct 11 2021
The Dewan Rakyat today maintained its decision to disallow a motion to debate the leaked Pandora Papers claimed to contain also the confidential financial files of several prominent figures of the country. - BERNAMA photo
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