PKR to study calls for disciplinary investigation, membership suspension of nine MPs

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PKR is looking into calls for nine of its MPs to face disciplinary investigation following their action of holding an open press conference to demand the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the judiciary issue.   PKR secretary-general Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh said the party is also looking into calls received from party members for the nine MPs to be temporarily suspended following the incident.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/29eccbvt   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00P.K.R. is currently reviewing calls for disciplinary action against nine of its members of parliament,

00:08following their public demand for a royal commission of inquiry into judicial matters.

00:14P.K.R. Secretary-General Datuk Dr. Fuzia Saleh confirmed that the party is also considering

00:20calls for the temporary suspension of the MPs involved, pending an internal investigation.

00:27She said that an official report will be tabled at the Central Leadership Council meeting,

00:32scheduled to take place in two weeks.

00:35Fuzia added that the report would be evaluated based on the party's code of ethics

00:39to determine whether any rules were breached.

00:42The controversy erupted after former P.K.R. Deputy President Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli

00:48and eight other MPs held a press conference urging the government to establish both a Royal Commission

00:54of Inquiry and a Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Judicial Appointments.

01:00On Saturday, 19 P.K.R. branch chiefs from Johor and 11 from Kada publicly called for disciplinary

01:06action and the temporary suspension of all nine MPs involved.

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