When A Prisoner Is Also The Pekan MP

Goh Cia Yee, Criminal Lawyer

Morning Run · Morning Brief · 4 Oct 2022 · 11 mins listen

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has made requests to attend the current Dewan Rakyat sitting and to visit his constituency in Pekan while serving his 12-year prison sentence. What are the rights of a convicted Member of Parliament? We pose this question to criminal lawyer Goh Cia Yee.

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Produced by:

Sim Wie Boon,Moh Heng Ying

Presented by:

Shazana Mokhtar,Wong Shou Ning,Philip See

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politics,Law/Activism,controversies

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pekan constituency,datuk seri najib razak,mp,dewan rakyat,rights

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