Pejuang confirmed that it has submitted its appeal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to reconsider the emergency proclamation.
The party's pro-tem secretary-general Marzuki Yahya said the appeal letter was submitted to the palace yesterday evening.
"We appealed for His Majesty's discretion to reconsider the emergency proclamation and made alternative proposals that can help fight the Covid-19 pandemic without an emergency," he told Malaysiakini.
Marzuki said the letter was sent in the names of the four Pejuang MPs - Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Langkawi), Mukhriz Mahathir (Jerlun), Amiruddin Hamzah (Kubang Pasu) and Shahruddin Md Salleh (Sri Gading).
On Jan 14, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had urged members to write to the Agong to reconsider the emergency.
The emergency took effect on Jan 11, after the ruler acceded to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's request for a state of emergency to be proclaimed.
Muhyiddin said the emergency is necessary to fight the Covid-19 pandemic but critics claim the prime minister was using it to cling on to power after losing his majority in the Dewan Rakyat.
The emergency will last until Aug 1. - Mkini
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