Speaker Raphael Trotman has said acting Chief Justice Ian Chang’s ruling on the move to gag Home Minister Clement Rohee is not binding on him or the National Assembly, but he will file an appeal to further clarify the court’s authority over the legislature.
Trotman yesterday also reiterated that the situation will be addressed at the Committee of Privileges—as he had ruled on November 22, last year—and he was hopeful that it would be dealt with quickly,
