No locus standi for Selangor BN assemblymen to sue Selcat: Chairman

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SHAH ALAM, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- A Selangor special select committee chairman said today the three Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN) state assemblymen who are suing it did not have the locus standi to do so.

Teng Chang Kim, chairman of the Special Select Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat), said the assemblymen were not the aggrieved parties and had not been called or questioned by the seven-member Selcat panel.

"There is no case at all in this matter. The three assemblymen are not the aggrieved parties in this context. How can they sue Selcat? Even if they want to sue Selcat, they should sue all the assemblymen of the legislative assembly, including themselves, because they did not raise any objection (during the sitting) when Selcat was formed," he told Bernama after attending the Selangor State Assembly sitting, here.

Sungai Air Tawar assemblyman Raja Datuk Ideris Raja Ahmad, Morib assemblyman Hasiman Sidom and Kuala Kubu Baharu assemblyman Wong Koon Mun filed originating summonses against Teng and six other Selcat members yesterday to determine the legality of the committee.

The trio also named the Selangor state assembly speaker, the Selangor state assembly secretary and the Selangor state government in their suit.

Teng, who is the Selangor state assembly speaker, said Article 72 (1) of the Federal Constitution clearly stated that the validity of any proceedings of the legislative assembly should not be raised in court.

Selcat was established, among others, to regulate and inspect the competence, accountability and transparency in all administrative matters of the state government and all agencies, statutory bodies, local authorities and organisations linked to or which were under the administration of the state government.

The committee is chaired by Teng, and has as members Deputy Speaker Haniza Mohamed Talha, Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR-Bukit Antarabangsa), Saari Sungib (PAS-Hulu Klang), Edward Lee Poh Lin (DAP-Bukit Gasing), Sulaiman Abdul Razak (BN-Permatang) and Ismail Sani (BN-Dusun Tua).