KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4: DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang has lauded Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob over the latter’s remark that ‘nobody is above the law’.
“The new Prime Minister, Ismail Sabri’s tweet that “nobody is above the law” reinforced confidence that the new Prime Minister will uphold the rule of law and good governance principles as well as brightened the prospects of a confidence-supply-reform agreement between the government and opposition,” Lim said in a statement today.
The Iskandar Puteri MP was referring to Ismail’s tweet saying that no one is above the law and justice will be served in the case of the security guard who died last Friday after being bedridden for a long time following an assault by a tenant at a condominium in Ipoh.
“I’m saddened and shocked with the tragedy that befell the family of S. Thava Sagayam,” the Prime Minister said in reply to Ipoh Barat MP Kulasegaran’s tweet yesterday.
Thank you @IsmailSabri60 for taking the time to speak to the family of the late Thava Sagayam.
Our PM called Philomena today but was unable to reach her. He spoke to the nephew. He express the feelings of many Malaysians. pic.twitter.com/O1hnzmuwVb
— M. Kula Segaran (@mkula) September 1, 2021
Thava Sagayam was left unconscious and is said to have suffered a brain injury.
He died eight months later, on Aug 27, due to complications believed to have arisen from the injuries sustained in the assault.
Lim added that: “I had said that Thava’s case will be a test of the new Prime Minister’s commitment to the rule of law and an end to the Dua Darjat double-standards in the country.
“If Ismail follows through with his tweet, he will have passed this test,” Lim said.
