Sivakumar accused of abuse of power

Perak executive councillor Mohd Zahir Abdul Khalid and two lawyers have served a notice of misconduct to State Assembly Speaker V. Sivakumar, referring him to the Rights and Privileges Committee.
The notice, handed to Sivakumar’s political secretary A. Wasu at the Speaker’s office at 11am Monday, came with a report accusing him of abusing his power to commit contempt of the House by disloyalty to the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah.
Mohd Zahir told a press conference that the Speaker was referred to the committee for violating Article 47 of the state constitution following his suspension of Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir and his six exco members.
The Article reads that an assemblyman taking oath must swear to preserve and defend the State Constitution and bear true allegiance to the Sultan of Perak.
“We feel that the Speaker is not following the constitution and has disobeyed the Sultan’s orders (titah).
“We have already informed all assemblymen, including the Speaker, that they must remain loyal to the ruler. This is blatant disresgard of His Royal Highness,” Mohd Zahir said outside the Speaker’s office at the state secretariat here.
Interestingly, Sivakumar heads the same Rights and Privileges Committee.
When pressed, Mohd Zahir promised all questions would be answered at a 3pm press conference after lawyers file an anticipated injunction against the Speaker at the Ipoh High Court.