Gobind suspended from Parliament

Monday March 16, 2009

Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo has been suspended from Parliament without allowance and benefits for one year for alleging that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was involved in a murder case and for contempt against the Speaker.

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 A motion was tabled against Gobind Singh Deo (DAP – Puchong), to have him suspended from Parliament for a year without pay and perks for alleging that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was involved in a murder case and for contempt against the Speaker.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abd Aziz tabled the motion this morning under Standing Order 27 (1) to suspend Puchong member of Parliament Gobind Singh for 12 months was passed in Parliament today.

The motion was passed via a voice vote after a debate lasting for about 40 minutes.

The motion states that Gobind Singh had on Thursday (12-03-09) accused Najib of the crime and had also defied deputy Speaker Datuk Ronald Kiandee’s order to leave the House.

It added that the allegation was serious, breaching the rights and privileges of an MP and in contempt of the House.

On Thursday, Gobind Singh was removed from the House when he kept on speaking about Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu’s murder case although the chair had ordered him to stop.

Ronald ruled that “it was sub judice to talk about a case that was pending in court.”

The outburst by Gobind occurred after Najib had finished replying to points raised during the debate on the mini budget.