Anwar and House speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia got into an argument with the opposition leader demanding the right to respond to charges that he had misled Parliament on the issue of Apco, a Washington-based public relations agency hired by the government.
Pandikar said that Anwar was given a week to respond to the charges, sparking heated protests from the opposition bench.
Gombak MP Azmin Ali was seen waving his finger at Pandikar as opposition MPs denied that Anwar was given the opportunity to defend himself.
Today is the final day of the current session of Parliament and 11 bills to be debated have been postponed to the next sitting, expected to be in March.
An unusual number of police are guarding Parliament's gates where at least five patrol cars and more than a dozen officers were seen.
LIVE REPORTS
10.25am: Opposition MPs start chanting "Apco" as they thump the tables in protest. Pandikar has effectively lost control of the House as MPs shout at one another.
N Gobalakrishnan (PKR-Padang Serai) and Abdullah Sani (PKR-Kuala Langat) get into a shouting match against P Kamalanathan (BN-Hulu Selangor).
Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will table a Co-operative College (Incorporation) Amendment Bill 2010 before Minister in Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz tables the double motions to censure Anwar (PKR-Permatang Pauh), Karpal Singh (DAP-Bukit Gelugor), Azmin Ali (PKR-Gombak) and Sivarasa Rasiah (PKR-Subang). - Malaysiakini
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