in his role as Member of Parliament , but voted in favour of “considering the matter” after investigations by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau are completed.
Nine MPs from both sides of the House spoke during the debate, including Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh and Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam.a leave of absence “As such, Mr Speaker, it is premature to take any action with regard to Mr Iswaran at this stage and doing so would be to prejudge the outcome of the investigations.”
She argued that Mr Iswaran warranted the suspension, given that he is under investigation for corruption, placed under arrest and put on a leave of absence by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. After both their opening speeches, Ms Indranee questioned Ms Poa if she had considered other criminal cases in which an MP might be suspended, such as for murder or rape.
Others questioned if every government officer under investigation for any offence should be suspended and their salaries docked based on Ms Poa’s motion. Mr Shanmugam continued: “If you are right, then all the carefully drafted provisions in the Parliament Act setting out when exactly Parliament can suspend an MP are irrelevant.”
In light of Mr Iswaran not performing duties in his constituency or in Parliament, and “his likeness is not found on town council or People's Association banners in West Coast GRC”, Mr Singh noted that there is “disquiet among members of the public because he continues to collect his allowance.”
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