Najib doesn’t need my permission to attend Dewan: Art Harun
KUALA LUMPUR – Imprisoned Datuk Seri Najib Razak (Pekan-BN) can attend the Dewan Rakyat as he wishes and only needs the approval of the Prison Department, according to speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun. He said this is considering Parliament has no control over the attendance of MPs, while reiterating…
KUALA LUMPUR – Imprisoned Datuk Seri Najib Razak (Pekan-BN) can attend the Dewan Rakyat as he wishes and only needs the approval of the Prison Department, according to speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun.
He said this is considering Parliament has no control over the attendance of MPs, while reiterating that the former prime minister is in prison.
“Pekan’s (Najib) attendance is not at all under my jurisdiction. I have no power to allow or disallow him to attend. If he comes, he does not need my permission to enter the House.
“He is not in my custody, but in prison. As such, it is up to the Prison Department to grant him that access.
“Additionally, to my understanding, if the prison releases him, then they are also responsible for setting the conditions for his release.
“Once more, it’s not in my power (to decide),” Azhar said today. – The Vibes