You’re the speaker for all and must be impartial, Azhar told

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PETALING JAYA: Be truly “impartial” in carrying out your duties, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun has been reminded by his predecessor.

Speaking at an online forum today, former Dewan Rakyat speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof said his criticism of Azhar was regarding impartiality.

“As a Dewan Rakyat Speaker, you have to be impartial. You cannot side with the executive.

“The Speaker is the speaker of the whole house, for heaven’s sake. Someone has to tell him.

“He or she must be impartial. You cannot protect a minister. You cannot suggest an answer to the minister,” he said at the forum titled “Whither Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy in Malaysia today?”


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