KUALA LUMPUR – MPs’ position and responsibilities will remain unchanged during the period of emergency, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun.
In a statement, he said the suspension of Parliament and state assemblies, as announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, does not mean they have been dissolved.
“Only the legislative process of the Dewan Rakyat cannot be implemented during the emergency period.
“As such, all activities of any caucus or all-party parliamentary group, as well as those of the special select committees, that have been established can still continue, unless such activities are constrained by any ordinance to be enacted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in accordance with his powers under the federal constitution.”
He said Parliament will await the emergency ordinance to be drafted by the king.
Istana Negara this morning said the Agong has consented to a declaration of emergency to contain Covid-19. – Bernama, January 12, 2021
