KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has called for a “fair trial” in response to a motion tabled by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah to suspend him from the Dewan Rakyat for six months.
“Send me to the Rights and Privileges Committee of Parliament. Give me the right to a trial. I have the right to be heard,” said the Kota Baru MP as lawmakers debated the motion on Thursday (Dec 4).
“I have a triallable case,” he added.
Takiyuddin said that he had no objection to facing the committee to prove his case, but objected to having his fate decided directly by the House.
Meanwhile, Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said Takiyuddin had already been given an opportunity to apologise but had failed to do so.
In tabling the motion, Shamsul said Takiyuddin (PN–Kota Baru) had linked a recent Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) incident at Masjid Rusila in Marang, Terengganu, to the 1985 Memali incident.
The motion described this as an attempt to instil fear among the public and to cast a negative light on the image and reputation of MMEA personnel in the public service.
This was despite the Home Ministry stating that police had clarified on Oct 6 and Oct 13 that the incident was merely a training exercise conducted by MMEA’s STAR Team.
The Memali incident occurred in Baling, Kedah, when police attempted to arrest Ustaz Ibrahim Mahmud, also known as Ibrahim Libya, under the Internal Security Act.
Villagers in Kampung Memali, who revered the religious teacher, had vowed to protect him from arrest. The incident left 14 villagers and four policemen dead.
