Dodging simple question on EOs highlights PN’s credibility woes, say analysts

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PETALING JAYA: The government is highlighting the credibility and legitimacy issues it faces by refusing to disclose whether the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has consented to the revocation of the emergency ordinances (EOs), two analysts have observed.

Speaking to FMT, Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said a suspicion that the King had yet to give his consent was unavoidable.

Oh said the refusal to “give a simple answer to a simple question” had “raised more questions”.

Awang Azman said there was now speculation that the King had yet to approve of the revocation.

On Monday, law minister Takiyuddin Hassan told the Dewan Rakyat that the government had, on July 21, revoked all EOs under Article 153 of the Federal Constitution. Several MPs asked whether the King had consented to the annulment. The question remains unanswered.


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