THE Dewan Rakyat has granted an extension to three Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) MPs to declare their assets, said Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof.

He said the trio had put in a request for more time.

“If they feel that they need a bit more time for one reason or another, we’re not terribly unkind. But for those who do not want to declare their assets, that is something else,” he told reporters at the Dinner with Chairmen of the Parliamentary Special Select Committees and Media: Reform and the Way Forward for Parliament 2020 event in Kuala Lumpur last night.

Last Thursday, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Liew Vui Keong said all 139 Pakatan Harapan lawmakers have submitted statutory declarations on their assets to the Dewan Rakyat.

He said they are among 160 MPs who have done so.

Sixty-two parliamentarians have yet to declare their assets – 38 from BN, PAS (18), GPS (3), State Reform Party (1) and independents (2). – Bernama, December 12, 2019.