Dewan Rakyat descends into chaos over Malaysia–Indonesia border dispute
During a Special Parliamentary Briefing Session on the matter, the Tambun MP stressed that opposition accusations claiming he had betrayed the country must be corrected.
KUALA LUMPUR – The Dewan Rakyat descended into chaos after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim rebuked opposition Members of Parliament for making "rude and insulting" remarks regarding the Malaysia–Indonesia border alignment issue.
During a Special Parliamentary Briefing Session on the matter, the Tambun MP stressed that opposition accusations claiming he had betrayed the country must be corrected.
“I have no issue with any opposition member asking questions, but I strongly object to accusations and slander claiming that we have betrayed the country.
“Cooperation between both sides - from the lowest-ranking officers to chief ministers, ministers and prime ministers has generally been very good.
“There were rude statements and there were statements accusing me of betraying the nation. This is what needs to be corrected,” he said.
Following the Prime Minister's remarks, Datuk Rosol Wahid (PN–Hulu Terengganu) raised Standing Order 36(12), claiming that Anwar’s accusations against the opposition were unparliamentary.
“The issue is the Prime Minister’s accusation that we were hurling abuse and behaving rudely, including Pendang. I think that is unparliamentary,” he said.
Several other MPs, including Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (PN–Larut), Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal (PN–Machang) and Datuk Awang Hashim (PN–Pendang), also stood up to object to the allegation.
In response, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul proposed that the matter be referred to a Special Select Committee for discussion before being brought back to Parliament.
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