Ipoh Barat MP M. Kulasegaran said it was a clear conflict of interest that the legal advisor who acted for Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir in a case last week was now defending State Assembly Speaker V. Sivakumar in a case brought forward by Dr Zambry.
“How can he act for both plaintiff and defendant? It’s a clear case of conflict,” said Kulasegaran, who was representing Sivakumar.
Dr Zambry is seeking an injunction from the High Court here to stop “all unlawful assembly sittings” by Pakatan Rakyat.
The case is being heard in chambers before Judicial Commissioner Ridwan Ibrahim, who earlier Tuesday ruled based on the Government Proceedings Act 1965 that five lawyers appointed by the Speaker had no locus standi to represent a government officer but that he should be represented by the state legal advisor or somebody appointed by the latter.
Sivakumar said he had not authorised the state legal advisor to act on his behalf.
“I have not received any communications from the legal advisor’s office nor have I given any instructions to him,” Sivakumar said in a statement handed out by Kulasegaran.
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