KUALA LUMPUR: Tasek Gelugor member of Parliament, Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan has dodged a six-month suspension from the Dewan Rakyat after retracting his claim that the Prime Minister had abused his power.
The Perikatan Nasional man also apologised to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for his remarks.
"I retract my statement and I apologise. I humbly apologise if I have touched on matters pertaining to His Majesty," he said in the Dewan Rakyat.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was set to table a motion seeking Wan Saiful's suspension from the Dewan Rakyat for six months over his remarks.
However, Dewan Rakyat speaker, Tan Sri Johari Abdul gave Wan Saiful a chance to retract his statement.
Following his retraction and apology, Johari asked Ahmad Zahid if he could accept Wan Saiful's apology and retraction.
Ahmad Zahid then withdrew the motion drawing applause from MPs.
During a debate in the Dewan Rakyat last week, Wan Saiful claimed he was threatened to express support for Anwar.
He is also alleged to have used the name of the King to influence the Dewan Rakyat.