“Gladiatrix Siti Kasim should just sue foul mouth Jerlun MP as his immunity has limitation”
Not everything uttered or misconduct committed in the House is protected.
(Focus Malaysia) – SUCH is the opinion of former de facto law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim after social activist and lawyer Siti Kasim challenged Jerlun MP Dr Abd Ghani Ahmad to repeat his claim that she had insulted Islam on a couple of issues outside the Dewan Rakyat.
The opposition-slant UMNO member said Siti need not wait for the PAS lawmaker to repeat his statements outside the august house because MPs’ so-called immunity and privileges are limited to speeches or conduct made during legitimate parliamentary proceedings.
“The Jerlun MP was attacking Siti’s character out of the blue,” Zaid pointed out in his latest social media post on the X platform.
“India’s Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud clarified that privileges and immunity conferred on MPs pertain to purposeful and necessary matters in Parliament proceedings to preserve representative democracy.
“In other words, not everything uttered or misconduct committed in the House is protected.”
For the record, Siti Kasim has challenged Abd Ghani to repeat his allegations outside Parliament so she could sue him.
Ghani had during the Budget 2025 debate questioned the government on its plans to curb “liberal” Muslims like Siti Kasim whom he claimed had “openly insulted Islam by calling for the shutting down of tahfiz schools and having disputed the controversy surrounding sale of socks bearing the “Allah” inscription”.
Ghani also accused liberal Muslims of creating a “dangerous trend” through their interpretations of religious texts and espousing beliefs that he claimed contradicted the fundamental tenets of Islam.
