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I found it funny that the emergency sitting of the Perak State Assembly was held under a tree in a vacant lot about 200m from the state secretariat building after Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen were barred from entering the building. The emergency sitting passed three motions that are:

• a motion of confidence to Datuk Seri Ir Nizar as the legal Perak mentri besar
  
• an agreement to seek Royal consent for the dissolution of the state assembly
• the adoption of the suspension of Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and six executive councillors he appointed.

BN Menteri Besar Dr Zambry had earlier described the emergency sitting as nvalid and unlawful because it had not received the consent of Sultan Azlan Shah. As expected, Pakatan lawyers responded by saying the Ruler’s consent was only needed to summon a sitting by way of royal proclamation if the assembly had been dissolved or prorogued but because the last sitting was adjourned, the assembly could carry on its usual business in an emergency session.

If we think rationally, if the sitting is invalid and unlawful, why should the Police and Federal Reserve Unit personnel had to set up roadblocks and barred the main entrance of the state secretariat building early Tuesday morning as an attempt to block the proceedings. BN can always question the authenticity.

As conclusion I must say that Malaysian politics lacks maturity and wisdom.