A motion to refer Selangor opposition leader Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo to the Privileges Committee will be tabled at the next sitting of the State Assembly.
And a police report will be made against his wife Datin Seri Zaharah Kechik under the Contempt of the House Enactment 2008.
The decisions arose from the refusal of Dr Khir and his wife to attend the state government’s Select Committee on Competence, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat) investigating the alleged misuse of funds in the Wives of Selangor Assemblymen and MPs Welfare and Charity Organisation (Balkis).
Selangor Speaker and Selcat chairman Teng Chang Khim said yesterday: “We have to do this to ensure that all people respect the committee of the House. Our (Selcat committee) duty ends when a police report is lodged.
“This is a fact-finding mission. It is not to prosecute and charge a person as we are void of such powers. The power of prosecution lies with the Attorney-General.”
The former Mentri Besar and his wife were among 11 witnesses asked to testify in the Balkis issue but refused, citing that Balkis was an association registered under the Registrar of Societies and not in any way part of the state government.
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