Evicted Batang Kali assemblyman Harumaini considers taking legal action

SHAH ALAM - Batang Kali Assemblyman Harumaini Omar is considering legal actions over Selangor State Assembly Speaker Ng Suee Lim's decision to evict him from the seat. He said he was shocked to learn about the announcement as he had not been informed about it earlier.

"I will consider taking legal action; we will see how it goes. If there is room for me, this will be it (the legal action). I'm surprised as I was not informed earlier.

"If it's not possible (legally), I will see what else I can do, but for me, this is just technical. Maybe they were asked to issue back-dated records and so on.

"These are all normal things (treatments) towards the opposition, I have no problems with it. If that is my destiny, I will accept it," he said to Sinar when contacted on Thursday.

Ng on Thursday when met by reporters at the Selangor State Assembly, had announced the vacancy of the Batang Kali state seat.

The decision was made after the Batang Kali assemblyman failed to attend the Selangor State Assembly meeting for six months without notice, he added.

He said the official statement and attendance book show the assemblyman was absent without permission of the Speaker for State Assembly meetings from Nov 23 to 30, Dec 1 to 2, and Dec 5 to 6, 2022.

Ng said he will submit a notice of the seat’s vacancy to the Election Commission (EC) soon.