I am amused that the speaker of the Dewan Rakyat apparently acted on the advice of the attorney- general (AG) in refusing to debate the motion to impeach the election commission chairperson and its commissioners.

The AG is advisor to the government (the executive). The AG is also acting for the EC should the EC be named in any election petition.

The fact of the matter is there appears to be a conflict of interest in the involvement of the AG in this current conundrum.

The Dewan Rakyat is a law unto itself. It cannot be taken to court on any matter discussed in the Dewan as that amounts to privilege of the House. This principle drawn from the Westminster model which is now part of all commonwealth nations and states independent from imperial England.

It asserts itself in the simple rule that no parliamentarian nor the witnesses it calls shall be taken to a court of law on a matter of privilege. What sub judice ?

What this may tell us all, is the fact that the majority Barisan National coalition rules parliament. We hope that our courts would remain independent in this cause.