THE Dewan Rakyat is poised for potential confrontation after Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail placed a motion seeking a six-month suspension against Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan on the order paper for 3 December, though it remains unclear whether the Speaker will allow the matter to be tabled or debated.
According to the scheduling, the motion could be raised as early as Thursday, 4 December – the final day of the current parliamentary meeting.
Saifuddin’s proposal urges the House to decide whether the Opposition chief whip should be suspended over remarks made during the 22 October debates on the Supply Bill 2026.
In the motion, Saifuddin contends that Takiyuddin (PN–Kota Baru) had spoken about an incident involving the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) at Masjid Rusila in Marang, Kuala Terengganu, and had allegedly linked it to the 1985 Memali incident in Kedah.
Saifuddin characterises the comparison as an attempt to provoke fear among the public and tarnish the image of MMEA personnel within the civil service, despite police having issued clarifications on 6 and 13 October stating that the episode was merely a training exercise by the agency’s STAR Team.
“Kota Bharu has made statements and allegations of a serious nature and has acted in a manner that incites sentiments against the authority of the government,” the motion reads.
The Memali incident, in which villagers resisted police efforts to arrest the religious teacher Ustaz Ibrahim Mahmud – popularly known as Ibrahim Libya – under the Internal Security Act, resulted in the deaths of 14 villagers and four policemen.
78,674 Youth Were Involved In Drug-Related Offences
In a separate written reply published on the Parliament website, Saifuddin also disclosed stark findings on youth drug misuse.
The Home Ministry reported that 78,674 young people were involved in drug-related offences between January and June this year, with 66,078 – or 84 per cent – identified as users of amphetamine-type stimulants.
He added that the broader trend of drug abuse among youths has risen sharply from 85,657 individuals in 2022 to 90,520 in 2023, and then to 116,245 in 2024.
“These figures were identified through a comprehensive study to determine the root causes driving youth drug misuse conducted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, through the Youth Development Research Institute, in collaboration with the National Anti-Drug Agency,” he stated.
The study, titled ‘Kajian Tingkah Laku Keterlibatan Belia dalam Penyalahgunaan Dadah/Bahan (Substance) di Kawasan Berisiko Tinggi Terpilih’, focused on individuals aged 15 to 30 and was conducted from September 2024 to February this year.
Responding to a question from Ramkarpal Singh (PH–Bukit Gelugor), Saifuddin said the research concluded that curiosity, stress and peer influence were among the primary drivers of youth involvement in drug misuse.
“Some 30.1 per cent of the 249 respondents took drugs or substances due to curiosity,” he said. “A total of 20.9 per cent cited stress, while peer influence accounted for 18.9 per cent, followed by seeking pleasure (9.6 per cent) and to perform work (9.2 per cent).”
“Some 4.5 per cent gave other reasons such as needing to sleep, selling, or obtaining energy, while 3.6 per cent sought calmness, two per cent were influenced, and 1.2 per cent said they were victimised by friends.”
He said respondents commonly obtained drugs by purchasing them directly (53.4 per cent), followed by obtaining them from friends (43 per cent), family members (two per cent) and other sources (1.6 per cent). - December 3, 2025
