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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

IN LANDMARK ANNOUNCEMENT, MAHATHIR MAKES IT CLEAR: NO RETURN TO ABSOLUTE MONARCHY, THE PEOPLE’S VOICE IS PARAMOUNT

KUALA LUMPUR – There are no plans to return power to the King to reject laws passed by Parliament, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“We are a democratic nation, where the voice of the people, who decides everything.
“Thus, we have agreed to give the King his position, and the King is aware of the laws passed by the people in both Houses in Parliament.
“If the King is given absolute power to reject laws, it would mean a loss of the peoples’ power, and we are (then) no more a democracy but an absolute monarchy,” he said when replying a supplementary question raised by Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (GPS-Santubong) in Parliament today (Aug 14).
Dr Wan Junaidi wanted to know if there would be a return to the situation before 1994, when amendments to the Federal Constitution took away the King’s power to reject a bill passed by both Houses in Parliament.
Dr Wan Junaidi said the constitutional amendments eroded the institution of Parliament of which the King was a part.
Dr Mahathir informed lawmakers that the constitutional amendments made in 1983, 1984 and 1994 were not aimed at eroding the special position of the Rulers but to ensure that bills passed by both Houses in Parliament became law as soon as possible.
“The amendments should not be viewed as inappropriate or usurping the dignity of the Rulers, but to uphold the sovereignty of the people and authority of the legislature which represents the voice of the people,” he said.
Following the amendments, he said, a Bill would be deemed passed after 30 days, irrespective of whether royal assent was given by the King.
Dr Mahathir said this when responding to a question by Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed Said (BN-Kuala Krau).
He also said the Government would review the validity of the National Security Council Act passed in 2015 if the need arose.
According to Dr Mahathir, the Act gave power to the Government to declare an emergency, although such power was vested in the King. – THE STAR

People’s voice is paramount, says Dr M

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the Dewan Rakyat today that Malaysia is a democracy where the voice of the people is paramount.
Mahathir (PH-Langkawi) said the amendments to the Federal Constitution had been made to ensure that the people’s decisions could not be cancelled or set aside by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
“Our country is a democracy where the voice of the people determines everything. Nevertheless, we give space to the king to know of the laws that are passed in both lower and upper houses.
“If the king is given absolute power to reject laws, then the people will lose their power. Then we will no longer be a democracy. Instead, we will be an absolute monarchy.
Wan Junaidi had asked whether there was a need to retain amendments made to the Federal Constitution in 1993. The amendments made to six articles at the time resulted in the stripping of royal immunity and the establishment of a special court to try members of the royalty.
Ismail Mohamed Said (BN-Kuala Krau) had earlier asked whether the government planned to review and amend Article 66 (4A) of the Federal Constitution which provides that if a bill does not receive the assent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong within 30 days after it is presented, it is deemed to have obtained assent.
To this, Mahathir said a bill would become law after 30 days if it is approved by both lower and upper houses, except in matters that touch on the rights of the rulers.
“According to the parliamentary democracy practised here, the power to formulate laws belongs to the Parliament, hence the provisions contained in Article 66 (4A) removes all doubts on the right of Parliament to formulate laws.
“It rejects the doubt that the Parliament is powerless, and is instead ruled by rulers who have absolute power,” he said.
Mahathir added that the amendments should not be viewed as an attempt to threaten the dignity of the rulers, but rather as an affirmation of the sovereignty of the people and the legislative institution that represents their wishes.
“The dignity of the rulers is still upheld in the context of constitutional monarchy,” he said. – FMT
THE STAR / FREE MALAYSIA TODAY

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