Police in parliament

Lim Kit Siang who had a brief conversation with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi when the latter came out of the Dewan Rakyat, said that he had asked Abdullah on the arrests.

"He (Abdullah) said arrests cannot be made in the Dewan, but is allowed outside the Dewan," he said.

(media reports: here and here)

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Can you believe this? How can the PM simply downplay the sanctity of the parliament? The parliament is the main institution that gives legitimacy to the politicians alike to rule/administer/govern the country.

If the PM’s argument is to be followed, why then such tight security at the main entrance of the parliament? They could just put up security blocks at the entrance of the chambers.

Likewise, if we allow the politicians to start redrawing the boundaries and interpret certain principles, soon don’t be surprised if the PM says that only the area where the BN members sit are protected by privilege and is considered sacred!