"Are you aware that the position of the Auditor-General has not been filled since February this year. "Will the ministers come here to answer all of the questions raised? "I believe that the motion to debate the audit report could be against the Parliament's Standing Orders and the Federal Constitution," he argued.ĭatuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (PN-Masjid Tanah), who is also PAC chairman, said the motion to debate the audit report was not relevant. "Based on our check, this has never happened before that the audit report is open for debate. "So later this afternoon, we will come back to discuss this report," added Johari.Įarlier, chaos had erupted in the Dewan Rakyat following the move by Perikatan Nasional MPs to object to the motion to debate the audit report.ĭatuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Baru) said the move to debate the report had never been done before and the report was previously only laid on MPs' tables. "I want to use my powers under Standing Order 100, that my decision is final God willing, I think that the report should be discussed in the Dewan," he said Tuesday (June 6). "I have met with the current and former PAC chairmans as well as government officials that had worked on the report. "What is happening at the moment is the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has come up with its own report and inquiry but unfortunately, many of the points mentioned by the PAC are not reported to the public. Johari said he had received feedback from many government officials as well as the people, asking for the audit report to be debated in the August House. KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has allowed the Auditor-General's Report 2021 Series 2, which highlights irregularities during the Covid-19 pandemic, to be debated in the Dewan Rakyat despite strong objections from the Opposition.
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