V.Sivakumar: May 7 sitting still suspended

Perak Speaker V Sivakumar has suspended the May 7 sitting of the state assembly called by the clerk of the House without his knowledge, saying that it would remain frozen pending investigation.
“The purported sitting on May 7 must not proceed pending the clarification. The sitting may have to be adjourned to another date due to the requirement to give a 14-day notice to the state assemblymen,” he told reporters.
Sivakumar also suspended Abdullah Antong Sabri for insubordination and appointed Mohd Misbahul Munir Marduki to replace him as secretary of the state assembly until further notice.
Abdullah, who is supposed to answer directly to Sivakumar, had gone behind his boss’s back and called for the meeting on behalf of BN Menteri Besar Zambry Kadir.
Said Ipoh Barat MP M Kulasegaran: “This act of calling an assembly sitting over the head of the Speaker is not only blatant but a direct usurpation of the powers of the Speaker by the Mentri Besar. This is a coup - no less. This is against democracy.”