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Fight challenge in Dewan Rakyat: Speaker orders Pendang MP out for 10 days
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Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul suspended Pendang MP Datuk Awang Hashim for 10 days due to unparliamentary conduct. Awang allegedly challenged another lawmaker to a fight outside Parliament while schoolchildren were present in the gallery. Johari cited Standing Order 44(2) as the basis for the suspension, emphasizing the negative impact of such behavior on young observers. The incident occurred following a heated debate sparked by Marang MP Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang's poem urging Pakatan Harapan leaders to resign.
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