Lifting of Emergency laws – did you know, Umno ministers asked

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PETALING JAYA: Umno ministers have been urged to “come clean” on whether they knew that Putrajaya had revoked the Emergency ordinances from July 21.

“Did they know? If they knew, why did they remain quiet? Because if they knew and kept quiet, they are making Umno and their party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi look really silly,” said former law minister Zaid Ibrahim.

“If they knew, did they agree? If not, they should resign from the Cabinet because this will affect their party.”

Zaid said it becomes even more significant if the revocation did not follow due process, as it would mean Umno is a party to fraudem legis, or evasion of the law.

Earlier today, law minister Takiyuddin Hassan revealed that all ordinances were revoked as of July 21 because the government decided to cancel them under Article 153 of the Federal Constitution.


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