Sapp duo will face action if they support anti-PM motion
Malaysiakini.com
Jun 20, 2008

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today warned that disciplinary action will be taken against two Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) members of parliament if they proceed with tabling or supporting a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Parliament on Monday.
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najib cyberjaya jv agreement alado chery 180408 02According to Bernama, Najib said the two MPs will face action if they breached the BN disciplinary code, resulting in them being penalised for breach of party discipline.

"Technically they cannot table the motion because the power lies with the speaker. It may not happen.

"But whatever it is, any attempt in Parliament that can be construed as breach of BN discipline, then appropriate action can be taken against them...it all depends on their actions," said Najib, who is also BN chief whip.

Sapp Supreme Council today endorsed its president Yong Teck Lee's declaration on Wednesday that his party had lost confidence in Abdullah's leadership and it its two MPs would support a vote of no confidence against the prime minister in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday.

The Sapp MPs are Eric Enchin Majimbun (Sepanggar) and Dr Chua Soon Bui (Tawau).

While Sapp was seen as acting rebellious, other BN component parties - all 13 of them - yesterday affirmed their support for Abdullah and condemned Yong for his move.

BN has clear procedures

Najib also said the handing over of power by Abdullah to him and the vote of no confidence was two separate issues.

"The BN is an institution which has clear cut procedures and disciplinary measures and actions which are known to members.

"It spells out clearly the do's and dont's of BN members," he said.

Najib said the BN supreme council had full powers to make any decision on the actions of any component party.

"On the role of BN chief whip, it is BN's policy that a member of parliament should not table a motion that is detrimental to the coalition's interests and integrity.

""If the two Sapp MPs go ahead to support the no-confidence vote in parliament, they are clearly breaching the BN's code of discipline," he added.

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