A lawmaker has questioned whether the King had been advised beforehand of the government's surprise announcement that it had already revoked emergency ordinances without going through Parliament.
"Did the prime minister advise the Yang di Pertuan Agong to revoke the ordinances?," asked Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karrim.
"If the answer is yes, the following question is has the King signed any documents giving His Majesty's consent to revoke the ordinances?" he added in a statement today.
De facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan stunned the Dewan Rakyat yesterday when he announced that the government had revoked six emergency ordinances effective July 21, cancelling the need for a vote.
The surprise revocation, which according to the Federal Constitution was supposed to go through Parliament, has serious implications.
Hassan questioned when the revocation was gazetted. As of writing, there is still no gazette to show that the ordinances had been revoked.
The emergency ordinances, among others, raised the maximum penalty for offences under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act - including for demonstrations - from RM1,000 to RM50,000.
Hassan (photo) said that if what Takiyuddin said turned out to be false, then he should face action for misleading the Dewan Rakyat.
If it's true, then it was a major legal error by the cabinet.
"And if the agong was not informed, consulted, was not asked for consent to cancel these ordinances, then this is a violation of the Federal Constitution by the prime minister and cabinet.
"If this is the case, then in the cabinet's principle of collective responsibility, the honourable thing to do is for the cabinet and prime minister to resign," he said. - Mkini
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