AG to draft anti-hopping law, says Wan Junaidi

 

PARLIAMENT | The attorney-general has been asked to draft an anti-hopping law, the Dewan Rakyat was told yesterday.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (above) said, however, that the work would require in-depth research as it is a complicated matter.

“The government has just started on this. The legal process will not (take) three days or three weeks, it takes time,” Wan Junaidi said during the winding-up session on the motion of thanks for the Royal Address during the Dewan Rakyat sitting yesterday.

He was replying to Gobind Singh Deo (Pakatan Harapan-Puchong) who asked about the government’s commitment to enact the anti-hopping law and whether party hopping would be made a criminal offence.

Wan Junaidi said when the draft of the law is ready, it would be discussed with every MP before being tabled in Parliament.

“When the draft of the law is done, we will read it one by one, I will not bulldoze each law. I will ask everyone, not only myself,” he added.

Pengerang MP Azalina Othman Said

Pengerang MP Azalina Othman Said had also submitted a motion about amending the Federal Constitution and a Recall Bill that are listed in the order of business for this meeting, he said. 

Not unusual for MACC to probe its own officers

On the investigation of three MACC senior officers regarding allegations of abuse of power and misconduct relating to a case of a former department head, Wan Junaidi said it was not an extraordinary matter for an enforcement agency to investigate its own officers as long as it is stipulated under the agency’s own jurisdiction.

He said that when a first information report (FIR) is received by the MACC, it is mandatory for the commission to conduct an investigation without delay.

“The investigation is ongoing and the MACC has assured that the investigation will be conducted professionally and in a transparent manner, and there will be no compromise to protect any officer involved in any criminal act,” Wan Junaidi added.

- Bernama