By Mohd Abdullah Lee
KUCHING, May 18 2026: Speaker Asfia Awang Nasar dismissed a motion tabled by DAP’s Padungan state legislative member (SLM) Chong Chieng Jen to reverse Deputy Speaker Idris Buang’s ruling and the expunged words be reinstated in the hansard.
He said the motion was should have been submitted at least two days in advance before it is tabled in the state legislative assembly (SLA) for debate.
Chong submitted notice to table the motion this morning.
Asfia said it is sub-judice to touch on cases that are pending in court.
He added the individual that Chong mentioned, along with 20 others, have been charged in court.
The speaker stated that the motion cast a dark aspersion against the august house, in particular, with the allegation “that this August House is condoning and endorsing such illegal activity by attempting to cover-up the matter and forbidding the discussion thereof in this August House.”
He said no member, whether outside and inside the house, should ridicule, dispute, show contempt or deliberately refused to comply with the ruling of the chair.
He said the motion for debate should not exceed 250 words, instead Chong’s motion contained 648 words.
“Therefore, motion be rejected and the ruling by the deputy speaker is upheld,” he said.
Chong, in his motion, has said that during the debate on the Royal Address he has mentioned the name of an individual who was among those 21 persons arrested and charged in court for involvement in gangsterism and organised criminal group and his close association with some SUPP leaders.
“On May 15, when the individual and his gang were brought to court for further remand, it was carried out under the highest police security with many of the police officers wearing bullet-proof vests and carrying semi-auto machine guns.
“The whole process was recorded and shown in video clips of many mainstream media and widely reported nationwide,” he said.
“It is most absurd that when media across the nation are reporting the matter, the discussion of such matter that has caused wide public concerns was forbidden by the deputy speaker and disallowed to be recorded in the Hansard.
“The close association of some SUPP leaders with this individual has also been widely reported in local media and social media,” he said.
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