KUALA LUMPUR, SEPT 25: Padang Serai MP N Surendran was sent out of the Dewan Rakyat out for raising the question of custodial death.
He was immediately ordered to leave by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Amin Mulia Tan Sri Pandukar, on the grounds that he ‘did not respect the more senior members of the Parliament’.
At a press conference, Surendran said he had used the 14 F provision that allows petitions to be brought before the House of Commons’ question and answer session.
“According to the provisions of 14 F, a petition can be brought before a question and answer session. But I was sent out by the speaker for raising the issue,” he said at the Parliament lobby.
Surendran said the petition for appeal was raised after Karuna Nithi s/o Palani Velu died in police custody on June 1st. The doctor confirmed there was evidence of beatings – 49 marks, on the victim’s body.
Earlier, there was a commotion when the victim’s family tried to enter the location of the press conference but they were prevented by the Parliament’s security officials.