Month: July 1992

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, 29th July 1992:

I have sent urgent letters to the Law Minister, Datuk Syed Hamid Albar and the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat, Tan Sri Zahir Ismail, asking for the withdrawal of Syed Hamid’s motion to kick the ball in the Vijandran pornographic videotape case and pass it to the Police.

I have sent urgent letters to the Law Minister, Datuk Syed Hamid Albar and the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat, Tan Sri Zahir Ismail, asking for the withdrawal of Syed Hamid’s motion to kick the ball in the Vijandran pornographic videotape case and pass it to the Police. Continue reading I have sent urgent letters to the Law Minister, Datuk Syed Hamid Albar and the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat, Tan Sri Zahir Ismail, asking for the withdrawal of Syed Hamid’s motion to kick the ball in the Vijandran pornographic videotape case and pass it to the Police

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, at the Johore DAP State Committee meeting at DAP Taman Ungku Tun Aminah Branch on Sunday, July 26, 1992 at 4 p.m.

The right decision on the Vijandran pornographic videotape is for the Speaker to keep it in Parliamentary custody and allow it to be viewed by MPs in Parliament House on request

The country and the world must be astounded as to how the production of a Vijandran pornographic videotape had developed into a constitutional crisis on the proper relationship between Parliament and the Cabinet and whether the doctrine of Separation of Powers had been destroyed in the Malaysian system of government. Continue reading The right decision on the Vijandran pornographic videotape is for the Speaker to keep it in Parliamentary custody and allow it to be viewed by MPs in Parliament House on request

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Cheras 11 m.s. Branch’ Back To The People Dinner’ at Cheras 11 m.s. on Wednesday, 23rd July 1992 at 9.p.m.

Parliament has powers to sit as a High Court of Parliament to summarily punish anyone, whether Attorney-General or police officer, who seeks to interview, question or charge Karpal Singh for producing the Vijandran pornographic videotape in Parliament last Monday

An important Constitutional principle is at stake when the Cabinet met yesterday over the production of the Vijandran pornographic videotape by DAP Deputy Chairman, Sdr. Karpal Singh in Parliament last Monday, and decided that the Speaker, Tan Sri Zahir Ismail, should surrender the Vijandran pornographic videotape to the Police and that Karpal Singh should be prosecuted in connection with the Vijandran pornographic videotape. Continue reading Parliament has powers to sit as a High Court of Parliament to summarily punish anyone, whether Attorney-General or police officer, who seeks to interview, question or charge Karpal Singh for producing the Vijandran pornographic videotape in Parliament last Mond

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, 22nd July 1992:

The main persons at issue in the Vijandran Pornographic Videotape Scandal II is no more D.P. Vijandran but Samy Vellu and other leaders who had helped in its cover-up since 1989

The production of a Vijandran pornographic videotape by DAP Deputy Chairman and MP for Jelutong, Sdr. Karpal Singh, in Parliament on Monday can be described as the beginning of Vijandran Pornographic Videotape Scandal II. Continue reading The main persons at issue in the Vijandran Pornographic Videotape Scandal II is no more D.P. Vijandran but Samy Vellu and other leaders who had helped in its cover-up since 1989

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, July 22, 1992:

Most shocking that Tan Sri Zahir is talking about Karpal Singh ‘makan diri’ because of production of Vijandran pornographic videotape in Parliament when as Speaker, he should be defending parliamentary privileges and immunities from encroachments even from Attorney-General

The southern edition of Utusan Malaysia today carried a front-page report under the headline “Video Lucah Boleh ‘Makan Diri’ Karpal” with the following opening paragraphs: Continue reading Most shocking that Tan Sri Zahir is talking about Karpal Singh ‘makan diri’ because of production of Vijandran pornographic videotape in Parliament when as Speaker, he should be defending parliamentary privileges and immunities from encroachments even from Attorney-General

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, July 21, 1992:

As Karpal Singh has produced the Vijandran pornographic videotape, Samy Vellu should resign as Cabinet Minister and MIC President as he had fully backed D.P. Vijandran over the issue

As DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Jelutong, Karpal Singh, has produced a Vijandran pornographic videotape in Parliament yesterday, Samy Vellu should resign as MIC President and Cabinet Minister as he had fully backed D.P. Vijandran over the issue. Continue reading As Karpal Singh has produced the Vijandran pornographic videotape, Samy Vellu should resign as Cabinet Minister and MIC President as he had fully backed D.P. Vijandran over the issue