A clip on the sleeping MP has been uploaded onto YouTube.
“There is a difference between sleeping and resting one’s eyes which I personally have done in Parliament,” said Hiew in claiming that Opposition members have been caught sleeping in Parliament as well. “Linda was reading her notes while taking an eye rest, not sleeping.”
“I sometimes closed my eyes but my ears were open and I was listening. That does not mean that I was sleeping. Why make a big fuss about someone taking an ‘eye rest’ during the sitting?”
Hiew, the Luyang Assemblyman with MCA, alleged that whoever posted the video was an “irresponsible’ person who wanted to shame the Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and BN.
“How would you feel if someone now posts a picture or video of Pakatan Rakyat leaders and MPs having an ‘eye rest’ in Parliament?” he asked.
“There are even videos and photographs to prove it. Therefore, consider carefully before you shame or discredit someone. Do not simply point fingers.”
Hiew, continuing, advised against using social media like YouTube or Facebook as tools for personal attacks and described such actions as “very unethical and impolite”.
Tsen, besides lodging a police report, is also considering taking legal action against those who uploaded the YouTube clip of her allegedly sleeping in Parliament.
“I was reading my notes on the table, and not sleeping as it would seem to indicate on the picture circulated through the social media,” said Tsen in a statement. “I believe the picture on the video was purposely created and spread on the social media by irresponsible parties.”
“It is a composite photo. I believe it may have been created using Photoshop software and circulated on the social media along with several defamatory remarks made by the opposition.”
-FMT
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