KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat has accepted an apology from Opposition chief whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan over his remarks about an exercise conducted by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Marang, Terengganu, in October last year.
Takiyuddin (PN-Kota Baru) had reportedly linked the MMEA exercise in Marang to the 1985 Memali incident in his remarks made on Dec 4.
Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul decided there was an error in the issue and accepted Takiyuddin's personal apology.
"He has apologised and I have decided there was (an error). I have accepted the apology," he told the Lower House on Tuesday (March 3).
Johari said that he received documents Takiyuddin had submitted containing three Dewan Rakyat Hansards relating to the issue.
He said he reviewed all the transactions or discussions that took place in the august House.
He also met with MMEA director-general Maritime Adm Datuk Mohd Rosli Abdullah, Terengganu police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairuddin and Marang OCPD Supt Sofian Redzuan to ask them to consider the apology.
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Takiyuddin also stood up to express his thanks to the Speaker.
It was reported in early December that Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail was expected to table a motion seeking a six-month suspension for Takiyuddin for allegedly linking a MMEA operation to the Memali incident during the Oct 22 debates on Budget 2026.
It was claimed that Takiyuddin spoke about an incident involving MMEA officers at Masjid Rusila in Marang, Kuala Terengganu, where his remarks could have instilled fear among the public and cast a negative light on MMEA personnel.
The police clarified on Oct 6 and 13 that the incident at Masjid Rusila was actually a training exercise.
Bernama subsequently reported on Dec 4 that the motion to suspend Takiyuddin had been postponed to the current meeting.
