KUALA LUMPUR – Amid the public rebuke, Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa has hinted that the government already has a solution for the revocation of the emergency ordinances.
In a Facebook post last night, the Umno man said the solution will definitely take into account the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decree.
“In fact, I’m convinced that the Agong does not like certain parties who deliberately take the opportunity to spice up the story, by adding political flavour according to their agendas. What is certain is that His Majesty just wants the ordinance revocation process to be ‘annulled’ in Parliament.
“There is no constitutional crisis. The government continues to maintain a good relationship and unwavering loyalty to the king and country.
“The narrative that the government or the PM (prime minister) is in crisis is false. It is also not true that the country is facing a constitutional crisis.”
He added that the emergency proclamation is over and Parliament had convened – these are in line with the views put forth by the Agong and the Conference of Rulers.
Law Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan’s sudden announcement of the backdated revocation in Dewan Rakyat last Monday caused an uproar in the lower house.
On Thursday, the Agong reprimanded Takiyuddin over his Monday statement on the emergency proclamation and its ordinances, saying it is “inaccurate” and “misled lawmakers in the Dewan Rakyat”.
In a statement issued by Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, His Majesty Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah asserted that the application to revoke the emergency ordinances, backdated to July 21, was “hastily made without presenting it in Parliament”, and that “the contradictory and misleading statement in Parliament failed to respect the principle of the rule of law in the Rukun Negara”.
This “disregarded His Majesty’s functions and powers as the head of state, as enshrined in the federal constitution”.
“To this, His Majesty expresses great disappointment over the statement made on July 26 (last Monday) that the government has revoked all emergency ordinances promulgated by His Majesty, although the revocation has not yet been given royal assent.
“His Majesty is aware that there is a need to act based on the advice of the cabinet, in accordance with Article 40(1) of the federal constitution.”
As the head of state, the statement continued, the king has the “duty to provide advice and reprimand in the event of any unconstitutional action by any party, especially those who execute the functions and powers of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong”. – The Vibes, August 3, 2021
