Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia was unable to rule if inspector-general of police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar breached parliamentary Standing Order by arresting Rafizi Ramli (PKR-Pandan) at the Parliament gates.

This is because, he said, he was unclear if the venue of Rafizi's arrest , which happened outside the Parliament gate, is considered part of the Parliament building's precinct.

Thus, he is seeking the relevant information from the concerned parties before making a ruling.

He, however, said the police need to send the speaker a notice if they want to take action within the Parliament compound.

"I am now getting the information from the concerned party, whether the area the incident happened falls within the precinct of the Parliament," he told the Dewan Rakyat.

"Secondly, (I) need to take into consideration whether the Section 1(e) of the Standing Order has been breached," he added.

He promised he will make a ruling on the matter.

The speaker was responding to a motion brought by Johari Abdul (PKR-Sungai Petani), who said the IGP has acted in contempt of Parliament.

Johari said the speaker acts as protection for parliamentarians and needs to uphold the sanctity of the House.

"When the Parliament sits, this is the domain of the speaker, Tan Sri (Pandikar) is the umbrella for all of us," he said.

"I am sure Tan Sri sympathises with us because you are the umbrella for us. If your subordinates are taken away... today Pandan (MP), tomorrow may happen to Pagoh (MP Muhyiddin Yassin) and Pekan (MP Najib Abdul Razak).

"This is not about Pandan, the (BN) government and the opposition... this is the issue of the people, who are of utmost importance to the country, and as the highest civilian body chosen by the people, its sanctity should be respected," he added.

Section 1(e) of the Standing Order refers to a motion to direct the top cop to provide free passage to members of Parliament.

Ngeh Koo Ham (DAP-Beruas) argued that the compound of Parliament should include the roads outside the gate.

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