7/23/2019 Malaysia Dewan Negara

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Opposition senators want to meet Dewan Negarapresident over NSC Bill

Opposition senators are expected to meet Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang

tomorrow to urge him to defer debates on the National Securit !ouncil "ill to the next sitting#

DAP Senator !handra $ohan S#T# said all senators and former senators from the Opposition

would meet Abu Zahar as the Dewan Negara president had the power to defer the debates#

%The decision to table the bill is determined b the spea&er#

%'e doesn(t ha)e to table it at this sitting* he can table it at the next sitting* it is within his power*% !handra said at a press conference after a briefing on the NS! bill b +Ta&Na&Di&tator

!ampaign !oalition#

!oalition spo&esperson Datu& Ambiga Sreene)asan said despite her disappointment o)er theattendance of senators at the briefing* the coalition was still willing to meet the other senators onthe matter#

%,t(s hugel disappointing that so man senators did not come here to hear our briefing#

%-e are read to face# -h are the not read to face the ra&at*% she said#

Onl six out of the ./ senators turned up at the briefing toda# All six were were from the

opposition bloc#

The +Ta&Na&Di&tator campaign against the "ill was started b rights and ci)il societ groups*including Amnest ,nternational $alasia* 0awers for 0ibert* Suara 1a&at $alasia and the

 National 'uman 1ights Societ#

$ore than 22*333 supporters ha)e signed a petition at change#org urging the Dewan Negara to

)eto the NS! "ill#

There ha)e also been indi)idual efforts to write or email senators personall as&ing them to

reject the "ill# 4 December 56* 2356#