Just hours after gaining a stay order to remain as the Perak menteri besar today, Zambry Abd Kadir revoked his rival Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin's decision to suspend the state secretary and state legal adviser.


 <img align="left" alt="zambry perak crisis court of appeal decision pc 120509" height="197" src="https://i.malaysiakini.com/182/267888b9d3e12d516235fc18884a4aaf.jpg" title="zambry perak crisis court of appeal decision pc 120509" width="320"/>
 Zambry also immediately revoked all policy changes implemented by Nizar in the last 24 hours, adding that all Barisan Nasional policies will remain.


 Yesterday Nizar, fresh from gaining a
 <a href="http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/103996" target="_blank">
 
 court order
 
 </a>
 which proclaimed him as the legitimate menteri besar, had announced the suspension of


 state secretary Abdul Rahman Hashim and state legal adviser Ahmad Kamal Shahid with immediate effect.


 The two officials, who have been key allies of BN in the ongoing Perak political crisis, were suspended during an emergency Pakatan state executive council (exco) meeting last night.


 Zambry however today regained the control of the state after gaining
 <a href="http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/104105" target="_blank">
 
 a stay order
 
 </a>
 against the court decision which was in Nizar's favour yesterday. His appeal on the matter will be heard in a date to be fixed.


 Meanwhile, both Abdul Rahman and Ahmad Kamal found support from the Chief Secretary to the government Mohd Sidek Hassan.


 Mohd Sidek said the suspension was invalid and both of them are eligible to conduct their duties as usual.


 He said Nizar as the menteri besar did not have the legal authority to suspend either of the officers as the power to suspend a public officer is vested with the relevant disciplinary authority.


 "For the legal adviser, the authority is vested with the Judicial and Legal Service Commission while in the case of the state secretary it is vested with the Public Service Commission," he was reported as saying by
 
 Bernama
 
 .


 
 
 Not a form of revenge
 
 




 <img align="left" alt="nizar return to suk 110509 06" height="206" src="https://i.malaysiakini.com/182/041d1a8a1a57bf93f7e70a498e203be2.jpg" title="nizar return to suk 110509 06" width="280"/>
 At a late night press conference yesterday, Nizar had said the suspensions were not a form of revenge.


 "There were several things that they have done (over the past three months) which made us decide that they cannot be with us," Nizar said.


 "To give us peace of mind and for us not to suspect them, we have suspended them temporarily. This is not a form of revenge. We did this to fulfill the aspirations of the
 
 rakyat
 
 ."


 Abdul Rahman earned infamy when he
 
 <a href="http://malaysiakini.com/news/97709" target="_blank">
 shouted
 </a>
 
 at reporters covering Nizar's visit to his office shortly after being ousted, and also for closing down the state secretariat building to prevent the March 3 emergency state legislative assembly sitting.


 He had also reportedly tried to stop Nizar from escorting Perak Regent Raja Nazrin Shah to a lift after the regent had delivered the royal address at the May 7 state assembly sitting.


 Ahmad Kamal had testified against Nizar during the &lsquo;MB vs MB' trial. In his ruling yesterday, Justice Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim had said he could not accept Ahmad Kamal's testimony because he "seemed to be a partisan witness".


 
 
 Audience with sultan
 
 




 <img align="right" alt="sultan azlan and nizar jamaluddin" height="146" src="https://i.malaysiakini.com/178/34468d19d20113d700e9c84c0d8e5512.gif" title="sultan azlan and nizar jamaluddin" width="219"/>
 Nizar also announced an exco decision for the menteri besar to submit a letter later today to seek an audience with the Perak Sultan.


 This is to propose the dissolution of the state assembly to pave the way for state elections.


 "We want to allow the public, who are waiting anxiously, to exercise their right to choose their government," he said.


 On his relationship with the palace, Nizar described that it is "very good", citing as proof his brief conversation with the regent before and after the royal address on May 7.


 "Tuanku said that he can work with Pakatan (and) I accompanied Tuanku to the lift and to his car. The whole time Tuanku was talking to me. He didn't say a word to (BN menteri besar) Zambry (Abd Kadir)," he said.


 
 
 Policies to continue
 
 




 Nizar also announced that the exco has decided to continue policies implemented by the BN government over the past three months if these are "good for the
 
 rakyat
 
 ".


 However, detrimental policies would be subject to review.


 He announced that all 817 village development and security committees (JKKKs), sacked by Zambry's administration, will be asked to continue their duties, while 318 local government councillors willl be sworn in as soon as possible.


 On Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's apparent offer for a bi-partisan solution to the Perak crisis, Nizar offered a tongue-in-cheek reply that the &lsquo;People First' portion of the Najib's 1Malaysia slogan needs to be adhered to first.


 "The people of Perak want the state assembly to be dissolved. That is the wish of the people and it should be prioritised. Once that is fulfilled, I think we can talk," he said.


 On the court decision, which fell on Umno's
 <a href="http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/104077" target="_blank">
 
 63rd anniversary
 
 </a>
 yesterday, Nizar said that the ruling was the "people's birthday cake" for Umno.


 "We wish them a happy birthday. Accept this as the
 
 rakyat's
 
 present," he said.


 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMrckw2B-os" target="_blank">
 VIDEO | 5 mins
 </a>

updated 4.35pm
 

Late last night Nizar, fresh from a favourable court ruling, suspended the Perak state secretary and legal adviser. Today, backed by a stay order, Zambry revoked the suspensions.

 
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