DEWAN Rakyat Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun has denied he set aside 15 motions to remove him from office, as claimed in a news report.

Azhar said he will not handle the motions for his removal and appointment of another candidate as it is a conflict of interest and has left the matter to Deputy Speaker Mohd Rashid Hasnon. 

“An Utusan Malaysia report, which among others claimed that I set aside the motions from being debated and insinuated I rejected the motions, is untrue.

“I see this as a lie and slander with the intention to tarnish my reputation,” he said in a statement today.

He added that he has informed the MPs who filed the motion that he will not meddle in the matter.

“I have not participated in any way or interfered in any decision made on the motions. In fact, I do not even know of the deputy speaker’s decision,” he said.

He added that he will also be seeking legal advice on the matter in the near future.

Utusan reported that there was some 15 motions filed to remove Azhar from his post.

The report further claimed he had stopped the motion from being debated when Parliament convenes. The Dewan Rakyat is scheduled to meet from September 13 to October 12. – September 2, 2021.