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Another historical achievement happen in Parliament today . DAP Supremo Karpal Singh filed Motion to discuss on conduct of Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi in the Dewan Rakyat  with support of 56 MP’s from Pakatan Rakyat and One Independent MP, fulfilling the one-fourth requirement. A rare phenomena in Malaysian politics.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker had Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia rejected twice Karpal’s motion on technical ground. Probably he and his team referring tons of books to check any loop hole’s available to reject Karpal’s motion again as it’s Barisan Nasional Government whom appointed him.

According to Malaysiakini Karpal said: “I gave the chief justice until yesterday to step down but there is no indication he has done so (and) we have no alternative but to take it further.”

“This (planned) motion is to discuss his conduct or rather misconduct in having stated in Kuching and something which he clarified later but in fact is a long way from the truth and we saying that he has brought the entire judiciary into disrepute.

“We call upon the prime minister to invoke the provisions of Article 125(3) of the Federal Constitution… (to refer) Zaki to a tribunal appointed by the King… to remove Zaki from office as chief justice on grounds of serious misconduct in having publicly lied and pending any report by the tribunal… (that) Zaki be suspended forthwith as chief justice,” he added.

Last week, Karpal mentioned that he had an audio recording which could prove Zaki had ‘lied’.

Quizzed on this today, he said: “I have always said there is recording and I won’t go further than that.”

“(Since) there has been no denial by the chief justice, whatever I said must be accepted as the truth… don’t have to (reveal) the recording because what I said has not been contradicted,” he added.

Karpal said he had filed the notice under Standing order 36(8) and Article 127, not with regards to Zaki’s conduct as a lawyer in 1987 but for having ‘lied’ in the clarification to the news report.

“Therefore, the lie is the subject-matter of the misconduct, by lying he has brought the judiciary disrepute and this comes under the code of conduct of judges,” he said.

The appointment of Zaki as Chief Justice become controversial since he closely link to Umno .  Tan Sri Zaki was once legal adviser to the dominant ruling political party. His father Tun Azmi Mohamed was Malaysia’s first local head of judiciary, and held the post from 1966 to 1974.  Zaki made history last year when he was appointed a judge in the country’s apex court without going through the lower rungs. He rose to the No.2 position two months later.

His fast rise through the judicial system had sparked protests from the opposition and independence of Malaysian Judiciary system.

Hopefully, the Speaker will allow rightful debate and discussion to take place at Dewan Rakyat for betterment of Malaysian in years to come. Mr Speaker don’t deny the right of Malaysian .