KUALA LUMPUR – A group of senators aligned with the opposition are planning to make their way to Parliament this morning despite the postponement of the special Dewan Negara sitting originally slated to begin today.
This comes after yesterday’s showdown between parliamentarians and police.
Unlike the heavy security presence yesterday, the situation today appears calmer, with only a minimal number of police deployed to monitor the area.
Roads leading to Parliament are not blocked, with just a single police checkpoint near the main entrance.
It is learnt that only staff and 11 senators are allowed in Parliament. The senators are:
1. Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff
2. Raj Munni @ Aiman Athirah Sabu
3. Bob Manolan
4. Datuk Ismail Yusof
5. Suresh Singh Rashpal Singh
6. Alan Ling Sie Kiong
7. Adrian Lasimbang
8. Yaakob Sapari
9. Ahmad Azam
10. Lim Hui Ying
11. Kesavadas Achyuthan Nair.
The Vibes brings you the updates live:
10.08am: After several senators address the press, police instruct all those gathered to disperse.
9.59am: Senator Alan Ling Sie Kiong urges Rais to use his wisdom to intervene and push for the reconvening of the House.
“I flew in all the way from Sarawak. I’m willing to wait here (for a sitting). I’m here for the people. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, I am here to defend the rakyat.”
9.56am: Senator Suresh Singh Rashpal Singh questions why PAC meetings are allowed to carry on, but not Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara proceedings.
9.50am: Yusmadi reads a statement to the media on Pakatan Harapan senators’ stand on the sitting’s suspension.
9.48am: Senator Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff hands over a memorandum on Parliament’s closure to a representative of Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Rais Yatim.
9.42am: Senators earlier allowed into the building make their way out to address the media.
9.35am: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Wong Kah Woh is seen entering the Parliament compound after passing police checks at the entrance. – The Vibes, August 3, 2021
