KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Pendang MP Datuk Awang Hashim has been suspended from the Dewan Rakyat for three days from today after calling RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) “anti-Islam”.
Deputy Speaker Datuk Ramli Md Nor issued the order after Awang refused to retract his comment against Rayer.
Heated arguments erupted when Rayer stood up while Deputy Minister M. Kulasegaran was tabling the Evidence (Amendment) Bill 2024 for its second reading.
Rayer claimed some opposition MPs had insulted Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul by referring to him as a “postman” at last Thursday’s session.
Rayer also questioned the actions of several opposition MPs, including Awang, who referred to six ex-Bersatu MPs who pledged support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as “enam jahanam”.
Awang interjected, calling Rayer “anti-Islam”, which prompted Rayer to express his displeasure and ask that Awang withdraw the remark.
“I urge him to retract his statement. That’s not right. I was referring to how he (Awang) called the six (former Bersatu MPs) ‘jahanam’. His statement about me being anti-Islam is incorrect and very serious,” said Rayer.
In response, Ramli told Awang to retract his statement.
“We need to create harmony in this Dewan. Don’t accuse one another and turn this into a public spectacle. Is this what we want to show the community? YB (Awang), please retract that statement,” he said.
Despite being warned thrice to withdraw his statement, Awang refused, prompting Ramli to order him out of the Dewan Rakyat.
— Bernama
