Court: Siva can’t defend himself

IPOH: Despite being told by the High Court twice earlier that the Perak State Assembly Speaker could not be represented by counsel but only by the state legal adviser, V. Sivakumar tried to represent himself again, but the decision was the same.

Judicial Commissioner Ridwan Ibrahim ruled in chambers yesterday that Sivakumar could not act for himself in a suit against him by the three independent assemblymen who are seeking a declaration that they are still legitimate representatives of their constituencies.