Bersatu supreme council member Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen said the royalty should respect the people’s choice in electing the current government, which had chosen Dr Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister.
He was responding to a video of Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim saying that the prime minister should be changed.
In the video, Tunku Ismail is seen leaving the Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium in Larkin, Johor, after football club Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) 0-1 defeat to Shandong Luneng in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday night.
As the prince’s black sports utility vehicle was driving off, fans along the road chanted “Hidup TMJ” but one shouted “change Mora”, in reference to JDT’s coach Benjamin Mora.
The vehicle which was ferrying Tunku Ismail then suddenly stopped and the crown prince, who was in the front passenger seat, stuck his head out of the window and said: “Instead of changing Mora, it’s better to change the prime minister”.
This courted laughter from the fans. Tunku Ismail is the owner of JDT.
In a statement today, Mohd Rafiq said the royalty will be respected if it respects the people’s choice.
“Political parties that win the election have the power and right to decide the position of the prime minister.
“Everyone, including the royal institution, needs to respect the people’s choice made in the last general election,” he said.
He stressed that Malaysia practises constitutional monarchy where the power of the monarch is limited by the federal constitution and that the country was not an absolute monarchy.
Group reports Syed Husin to cops for comments critical of royalty
Pertubuhan Sahabat Erat dan Amanat Rakyat (Sedar Malaysia) has lodged a police report against activist and intellectual Syed Husin Ali (photo above) for making comments critical of the monarchy during a forum on the Rome Statute in Universiti Malaya today.
Its president Nazrin Norani, who was present at the forum, lodged a police report at the Pantai police station.
During the forum, Syed Husin had commented about the royalty’s involvement in state administration and economic affairs.
“Senator Syed Husin Ali had also uttered words that would incite people to go against the Malay rulers.
“I urge the police to investigate the organisers, moderators and panellists,” Nazrin had said in his police report.
A former anthropology and sociology professor, Syed Husin went on to lead Parti Rakyat Malaysia and was involved in merging the party with Parti Keadilan Nasional to form PKR.
He served as a senator from 2009 to 2012.
The forum today was organised by student activists to promote dialogue on the Rome Statute.
The students had accused four academics of giving a biased view of the Rome Statute to the Conference of Rulers.
They were International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) law professor Shamrahayu Abdul Aziz, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (Usim) law lecturer Fareed Mohd Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) law professor Rahmat Mohamad and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (Usim) law lecturer Hisham Hanapi.
The four were invited to the forum but did not turn up.
Others present at the forum were Attorney-General Tommy Thomas, G25 member Noor Farida Ariffin, constitutional expert Shad Saleem Faruqi and lawyer Lim Wei Jiet.
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