Outcry as speaker amends Sosma vote over Tajuddin's 'suspension'

There was a commotion in the Dewan Rakyat today after speaker Azhar Azizan Harun decided to amend the bloc vote results of the motion to extend the enforcement of a subsection of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) 2012.

He confirmed that Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak) returned to the Lower House to vote on the motion on July 20, despite having been served a two-day suspension by deputy speaker Rashid Hasnon earlier that day.

Azhar said he was unaware of Tajuddin’s suspension that day as he was...