Lawyer, activist file legal action to nullify May 18 Parliament sitting

A lawyer and a social activist have a filed a legal action to nullify the single-day Dewan Rakyat sitting scheduled for May 18.

R Kengadharan and D Arumugam, through law firm Messrs Gunaseelan and Co, filed their writ of summons at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Registry early this afternoon.

According to the cause papers, the duo, among others, seek a declaration that the Parliament sitting, which is only slated to hear the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's speech, is not in accordance with the Federal Constitution and thus null and void.

[More to follow] - Mkini