PM, Cabinet have no choice but to step down, say lawyers

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PETALING JAYA: Two lawyers say Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and the Cabinet must resign for misleading Parliament and acting unilaterally in revoking the emergency ordinances without the King’s consent.

Constitutional lawyer Dominic Puthucheary said it was a serious matter to mislead Parliament, adding that the government had also misled the King.

He also said this fault could not be attributed to law minister Takiyuddin Hassan alone, as the supposed revocation was done in the name of the government.

“Therefore, there’s collective responsibility. This means that the prime minister and the whole Cabinet was involved.

“The issue of the Emergency is very important. It’s one of the most unusual provisions in the constitution and has to be responsibly executed. If the government fails to do so, then they are acting in bad faith and, therefore, must resign,” he told FMT.


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