Media Statement By Dato'Ngeh Koo Ham At DAP Perak On 18th Aug 2009

Perak State Assembly sitting on 2/9/2009 is valid and legal. Zambry must respect rule of law



I refer to the Perak State Assembly sitting called by Speaker YB V. Sivakumar to be held on 2^nd September 2009. Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abd Kadir’s comment that the Speaker will probably hold it under a tree again indicates that Dato’ Seri Zambry will be blocking the usage of the Perak Legislative Assembly Hall for the said sitting.This shows Dato’ Seri Zambry’s utter contempt for the Perak State Legislative Assembly and the democratic system in this country. I hope Dato’ Seri Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir will respect the rule of law. Though not elected by the people of Perak, we tentatively respect Zambry as the Menteri Besar of Perak as declared by the Court of Appeal, he should also respect YB V. Sivakumar as the legitimate Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

At all material times, both BN and the PR parties respected YB V. Sivakumar as the Speaker of the State Assembly at the last sitting of the Assembly on 7/5/2009.

The 7/5/2009 sitting had not commenced until the Regent of Perak gave his opening speech. The purported election of Dato’ R. Ganesan as the Assembly’s Speaker by a small group of BN elected representatives (which was not legal in itself) was done prior to the opening of the State Assembly by the Regent of Perak. How can a decision made prior to the commencement of a meeting be valid? By insisting that the election of Dato’ R. Ganesan was lawful, Dato’ Seri Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir is denying the role played by his Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak or the Regent with regard to the opening of a State Assembly sitting. He should apologize to the palace for taking such a stand.

As YB V. Sivakumar is still the legitimate Speaker of the Perak Assembly, he is the only person entitled to call for the sitting of the coming assembly and Dato’ Seri Zambry Abd Kadir who heads the Executive must direct the State Secretary to respect the separation of powers in our democratic system. He must accord respect and cooperation and allow elected representatives to attend the sessions fixed on 2/9/2009.

Dato’ Seri Zambry must make clear his stand otherwise the elected representatives of Perak will deem that any blockage to the State Assembly on 2/9/2009 will be deemed to be on his instructions.

Dated this 18^th August 2009.

DATO’ NGEH KOO HAM

民主行动党霹雳州主席拿督倪可汉于2009年8月18日在怡保霹雳州总部发表文告：

于2009年9月2日召开的霹雳州议会将是有效及合法的，赞比里必须尊重法律

我经已查阅霹雳州议长西华古玛将于2009年9月2日召开霹雳州议会。拿督斯里赞比里的言论指议长或将再次在树下召开议会，如此恰好证明了拿督斯里赞比里将封锁霹雳州议会厅以召开上述议会。

这显示了拿督斯里赞比里彻底蔑视霹雳州议会以及这个国家的民主制度。我希望拿督斯里赞比里尊重法律。虽然他并非霹雳州人民所选择，然而我们依然尊重上诉庭判决赞比里作为霹雳州务大臣。因此他也应该尊重西华古玛为霹雳州议会合法的议长。

在所有重要时刻，包括国阵及民联都尊重西华古玛在最近一次即2009年5月7日召开的州议会上，他仍然是议长的身份。

2009年5月7日召开的州议会，直至霹雳州摄政王发表开幕御词前都未真正开始进行。当时由一群国阵议员选出拿督加尼森为议长（并不合法），在摄政王还未宣布议会开幕前进行。一个会议开始前作出的决定如何能够被视为有效？

拿督斯里赞比里坚持认为拿督加尼森被选为议长是合法的决定，那么他已经拒绝了霹雳州苏丹殿下或摄政王关于宣布州议会开幕所扮演的角色。赞比里必须为他的坚持向皇宫作出道歉。

当西华古玛还是霹雳州唯一合法的议长，只有他有权力召开州议会，而拿督斯里赞比里领导的行政权利必须指示州秘书尊重我国三权分立的民主制度。他必须给予尊重及合作，并且允许议员们出席定于2009年9月2 日的州议会。

拿督斯里赞比里必须做出一个清楚的立场，否则霹雳州的议员将会认为若在2009年9月2日召开的州议会发生任何阻挡及封锁，这都是来自赞比里的指示。