KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today called for a White Paper on the controversy surrounding the investigations on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
The Pakatan Harapan president and other opposition members said this was important as there were attempts and efforts made to undermine the information and explanations on the 1MDB investigations, adding that the people need to have a clear answer on the case.
Azizah said she would submit a set of questions each time the Dewan Rakyat session starts but for now, based on the standing order provided by the Dewan Rakyat secretary today, some of the questions she had put forward had been dropped.
One of the questions in particular reads: "To ask the Prime Minister to state whether the government is ready to present the White Paper to clarify foreign intervention in connection with the 1MDB fund scandal investigation".
She said the reason given as to why the issue could not be debated was because it was considered subjudice.
Azizah said more than 30 questions submitted by the opposition lawmakers have been rejected.
"Why more than 30 of our questions have been dropped on the basis that it is 'hurtful' (sakit hati). Who's feeling is hurt?" she told the media during a press conference at the media centre.
DAP's Puchong Member of Parliament Gobind Singh Deo said the government could not run from reality because 1MDB has become a huge international issue.
He said his rejected question was simple: "What is the status of the 1MDB and SRC (International Sdn Bhd) investigation and what actions will be taken?".
"I ask this because the Inspector-General of Police (Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar) had stated that it has been investigated," he said.
He also said the Speaker's role should be reviewed, stating that the the latter's role is to facilitate debates in Parliament so questions could be answered.
He added that it was a "golden opportunity for the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to address related questions during the Dewan session.
Gobind said the Opposition MPs will file a motion on the rejected questions, urging the Speaker to give them a chance to debate the motion.
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