KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court's decision to grant Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) cannot be debated in a special Parliament sitting, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister said Parliament cannot be transformed into a courtroom to discuss the decision made by Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah regarding Ahmad Zahid, who is also Deputy Prime Minister.
"We cannot discuss court cases in Parliament... It is not a courtroom where you can ask questions and we try to answer because the Attorney General is not a Member of Parliament nor a minister," he told reporters after performing Friday prayers at the Masjid Jamek Seri Petaling here on Friday (Sept 8).
Anwar said this in response to the calls for a Parliament sitting to be held to discuss Ahmad Zahid's DNAA.
Anwar said the government has no objection to any Member of Parliament asking about the case during the normal Dewan Rakyat sessions as long as Parliament is not turned into a courtroom.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister said it was unfair for Muda to threaten to withdraw their support for the unity government following the court's decision because the decision for Ahmad Zahid's DNAA rests solely with the AGC and not the prime minister. – Bernama
