Rejected 1MDB queries a 'missed opportunity' for PM - Pua
The Dewan Rakyat speaker's office had rejected two questions posed to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in relation to 1MDB.
The speaker's office had written to Damansara MP Tony Pua (above) today to inform him that both questions were rejected on grounds that he could not solicit an opinion, based on Standing Order 23(1)(h).
The Dewan Rakyat speaker's office had rejected two questions posed to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in relation to 1MDB.
The speaker's office had written to Damansara MP Tony Pua (above) today to inform him that both questions were rejected on grounds that he could not solicit an opinion, based on Standing Order 23(1)(h).
One question urged Muhyiddin to state the government's stand on what would happen should the six Perikatan Nasional MPs who are currently facing graft charges be found guilty.
Another question urged Muhyiddin to state the attorney-general's position on the two ongoing trials against Pekan MP Najib Abdul Razak, in relation to the latter's receipt of funds from 1MDB and SRC International.
In regards to the question about Najib, the speaker's office said Standing Order 23(1)(g) prohibited questions regarding an ongoing trial.
Pua, however, pinned the blamed squarely on Muhyiddin (below) for the questions being rejected.
"Unfortunately, the prime minister has used the very same 'sub judice' excuse used during the Najib era to avoid replying to the question.
"The question of 'sub judice' does not apply simply because I'm not asking about the merits of the legal arguments in the case.
"All I’m asking is the position of the attorney-general on this case. It is extremely worrying for Malaysians that the prime minister has refused to answer this question," said Pua in a statement today.
Pua said that this was a missed opportunity for Muhyiddin, who could have put to rest questions over his commitment to combat graft.
"The prime minister should be reminded that Najib had sacked him as the deputy prime minister as well as the deputy president of Umno in 2015 precisely because Muhyiddin became a vocal critic who questioned Najib on the 1MDB scandal.
"It is ironical that Muhyiddin, now the prime minister, has decided to play mute on 1MDB (at a time when) Najib is now a backbencher in Muhyiddin's razor-thin majority government," he said.
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