KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 ― PKR's Chua Tian Chang said today that Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders in Sabah “abused” their legislative power when they supported an assembly motion to ban him and Nurul Izzah Anwar from entering the state.
When met at the Parliament lobby here, Chua said that it was unfair of the House to approve the motion without allowing him and the Lembah Pantai MP a chance to defend themselves.
“The BN majority in the Sabah state legislative council already decided on the punishment. They are not even willing to go through a due process to allow us to defend ourselves and counter these baseless accusations,” he said.
“It was as purely a political move, an abuse of the power of legislative and majority in Sabah.”
Earlier this evening, the Sabah legislative assembly voted in favour of a motion to ban the two PKR vice-presidents from entering the state following their controversial meeting with Sulu “princess” Jacel Kiram.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah, who tabled the motion under Standing Order 31(3), claimed the duo’s actions were tantamount to treason, noting that Jacel is the daughter of self-styled Sulu “sultan” Jamalul Kiram III, who is said to be the mastermind behind the Lahad Datu invasion two years ago.
Under Jamalul’s orders, 200 armed men had attacked Sabah in February 2013 to stake the sultanate’s claim over the state, resulting in the death of 10 Malaysian security personnel.
