DEWAN Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia has demanded that three DAP lawmakers make an open apology in the Dewan Rakyat over their remarks accusing him of collusion in covering up corruption scandals.

He said the three MPs, Nga Kor Ming (Taiping), Ngeh Koo Ham (Beruas) and V. Sivakumar (Batu Gajah), had insulted him and tarnished the good name of the Dewan with their accusations, which included calls him to honourably resign for failing to uphold the truth as the speaker.

“I’m giving you the opportunity to make an open apology in the House for the accusations made against the speaker.

“Failure to do so will result in stern action being taken against the Yang Berhormat,” he said in a letter to the MPs.

The letter was shared by Perak DAP on its Twitter account.

When contacted, Nga said they would respond to the letter tomorrow.

“We will call a press conference tomorrow at Parliament,” he said.

On March 7, the three DAP lawmakers issued a statement urging Pandikar to step down for rejecting an emergency motion on the 1Malaysia Development Bhd-linked luxury yacht Equanimity and questions related to the state investor.

Last week, Pandikar turned down an emergency motion by Gooi Hsiao Leung (PKR-Alor Setar), which urged Prime Minister Najib Razak to explain why the government did not intend to claim confiscated luxury yacht Equanimity.

The motion was rejected under Section 18(7)(c) of the Standing Orders, which allowed the Speaker to refuse any motion presented to him if it contravened the Standing Orders. – AFP, March 14, 2018.