Fresh from Sibu a sucessful by-election campaign, two Pakatan Rakyat state representatives find themselves suspended by the Sarawak state legislative assembly for one year with immediate effect.

The duo are Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Kota Sentosa), who is also Kuching parliamentarian, and Dominique Ng (PKR-Padungan).

Their suspensions were handed following recommendations by the powerful privileges committee's probe on the duo for offences allegedly committed at the assembly debate last year.

NONE Chong ( right ) was hauled before the privileges committee after calling rival party Sarawak United People's Party (Supp) "liars". 

He was also censured for telling the state assembly that government policy caused the suicide of a hawker who suffered loss of business from a forced relocation of a public market.

"The blood is on the minister's hands," he was quoted as saying at the time. 

pkr keadilan sarawak 170406 dominique ng State minister Wong Soon Koh (SUPP-Bawang Assan) referred Chong to the committee on May 19 last year after the latter refused to retract both statements.

Meanwhile, Ng was hauled up to the same committee last year for referring to the state assembly as a "kangaroo court" on May 9 last year.

"Kangaroo Court! Let’s count the kangaroos! Hop! Hop! Hop!" said Ng ( left ).

Ng was referred to the privileges committee following a motion tabled by Bolhassan Di (PBB-Beting Maro). 

However, the duo will still retain his allowances and renumerations during the suspension period.

Revenge for Sibu loss

In an immediate reaction, Ng said his suspension today reflects BN’s attempt to extract revenge for DAP’s win in the Sibu by-election on Sunday.

However, he remained undeterred and told Malaysiakini in a text message that “I’ll be back!”.

Meanwhile, Chong stood by his attacks on Taib and Supp and will continue to do so because he wanted to send a message to the state government on behalf of his constituents.

“I was elected to the state assembly to speak for the people and not to bodek (brown-nosing) the chief minister or Supp,” he said.

“BN can use their majority to bully us but they will ultimately have to face judgment in the upcoming (state) elections,” said Chong, adding that the state government should take heed from the Sibu by-election loss.

In another battle at the assembly today, a motion by Wong Ho Leng (DAP-Bukit Assek) to cut the salary of ministers by RM10 for not providing answers to written questions was rejected by the speaker.

Wong had on Sunday won the hotly contest by-election in the parliamentary seat of Sibu.