Muted in mid-rant: Hulu Langat MP silenced after fiery speech in Parliament
The incident occurred during the Minister's Question Time. Earlier, the Deputy Speaker had reminded MPs not to debate during the session, stressing that there were other avenues to do so. This came after Datuk Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah gave a lengthy preamble to his supplementary question on online deepfake regulations, addressed to Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
"An introduction is fine, but don't use it to say things the Speaker may interpret as a speech," said Dr Ramli. "Next question – Hulu Langat, please keep my advice in mind."
Despite the warning, Sany launched into a charged statement, challenging the opposition to table a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament.
"Last Saturday there was a black-shirt rally. They said they wanted to topple the government, the prime minister. The prime minister had already challenged the opposition to bring a motion of no confidence.
"But now we're here, and we still don't see such a motion being tabled. We challenge the opposition to bring it forward," he said.
He was warned again but allowed to continue. However, his microphone was eventually muted after he veered off-topic, referring to prayers made during the "Turun Anwar" rally and animal-like caricatures of Anwar.
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