Ahmad Marzuk’s speech against Howard Lee was not malicious, says Deputy Speaker


KUALA LUMPUR: After checking video recordings of Tuesday's (Oct 17) Parliament proceedings, Deputy Speaker Datuk Ramli Mohd Nor has ruled that there was no malicious intent in Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary’s (PN-Pengkalan Chepa) remarks against a DAP MP’s Quranic interpretation.

Ramli said Howard Lee (PH-Ipoh Timur) could not point out which phrase uttered by Ahmad Marzuk that can be construed as malicious in his speech.

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