Jasin MP denies making ‘bocor’ comment

Wednesday May 16, 2007

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Mohd Said Yusof, one of the two Barisan Nasional MPs, who uttered sexist remarks against women in Parliament, refused to say if he would apologise or not.

The Jasin MP even denied making such statements saying that the media had blown it out of proportion.

This is despite Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s plan to bring up the matter in today’s Cabinet meeting to see if it is possible to amend the Standing Orders to include a requirement that the language used in Parliament be gender sensitive.

Shahrizat also said on Monday that it would be an honourable thing for the MPs to apologise.

When asked if he would apologise, Mohd Said said: “Let it be. The press exaggerated it. I didn’t say it. I don’t want to comment anymore.”

Mohd Said said he would issue a statement on the matter in Parliament today .

Last week, Mohd Said and Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin uttered a sexist remark against Fong Poh Kuan (DAP – Batu Gajah) while they were in a heated argument over the ceiling leakage in the Parliament building.

Both of them said: “Mana ada bocor? Batu Gajah pun bocor tiap-tiap bulan juga (Where is the leak? The Batu Gajah MP leaks every month too.)”

A video footage of the incident is posted on YouTube. The footage, which received four-and-a-half star rating, was viewed more than 18,000 times.

Bung Mokhtar could not be reached.

Tangga Batu MP Datuk Idris Haron, who earlier reportedly said that the remark should not be seen as a gender issue and accused Fong of using it to get publicity, said if the remarks truly intended to hurt women at large, it would be wise for Mohd Said and Bung Mokhtar to apologise but it was up to them to do so.

Idris said MPs had to be accountable for what they said.

Maybe they have Parkinson Disease or something like that.... or else how they cannot able to account for what they have said ?


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