After Making Sexist Remarks, Bung Moktar Issues Death Threats To Protestors In Parliament
After protestors barged into his home compound demanding for an apology over his sexist remark, Bung Moktar Radin got into a shouting match with other MPs when they rebuked him for his choice of words during a Parliament session.
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For someone who is no stranger to making controversial remarks, he sure can't take the heat. A protest staged against Datuk Bung Moktar Radin led to the Kinabatangan MP losing his cool in Parliament on 17 June, issuing death threats and shouting at other MPs in attendance.
It all started when Bung Moktar made a sexist remark against Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin in Parliament on 9 June, saying that her "aggressive behaviour" will frighten her husband. Deputy speaker Ronald Kiandee let him off the hook when Bung Moktar explained that he had no bad intentions towards Zuraida.
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In protest of Bung Moktar's remarks and the deputy speaker's inaction, a group of about 50 demonstrators gathered in front of Parliament on the morning of 17 June to demand an apology. The group – allegedly led by Zuraida – then moved the protest to Bung Moktar's home in Gombak.
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Bung Moktar had no issue with the protest being held outside the Parliament gates, but blew his top when it was brought to his home. Hence, he demanded that Zuraida be referred to the Dewan Rakyat's rights and privileges committee for disciplinary action at Parliament later that day.
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Bung Moktar began to lose his cool and suggested that "someone would be dead" if he had been at home at that time, even going as far as to shout at rival MPs who protested his choice of words
There's even a video of Bung Moktar's meltdown here:
The tense situation was eventually placated by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia, who dismissed Bung Moktar's application after lecturing the MPs on their immature behaviour
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Speaking to reporters after the debacle, Bung Moktar expressed his disappointment at Zuraida and the protestors' actions, saying that he also has followers who may do the same to the Ampang MP
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He added that the protestors barging into his home, which was not fenced due to renovations, had scared his wife. He also remarked that he is not willing to meet Zuraida, saying, "I will forgive, but I won't forget."
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