KUALA LUMPUR – The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government did not act beyond the federal constitution and its laws, said PN Information chief Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.
Azmin, who is also Bersatu supreme council member, said all actions and decisions made by the government, including those related to the proclamation of emergency, was according to the constitution and the country’s laws.
“When the government and ministers gave advice to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, it referred to the federal constitution under Article 150 (Proclamation of Emergency) Clause 1 and 2.
“Therefore, the action and decision taken was in line with the country’s constitution and laws in the interest of the people and nation,” he told reporters after attending a Malaysia Prihatin gathering and presentation of contributions in conjunction with Ramadan in Gombak today.
He was asked by reporters about a media report that Pakatan Harapan (PH) will be submitting a memorandum to the Agong to seek the king’s consent to hold a parliamentary session.
Yesterday, top leaders of PH – namely, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng – in a joint statement said PH viewed the move to send a memorandum as important to restore parliamentary democracy by lifting the suspension of the august house.
In January, the Agong consented to the proclamation of an emergency from January 11 to August 1 as a proactive measure to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia.
In the event today, Azmin, who is also Gombak MP, presented financial contributions to 106 surau and 22 mosques as well as 22 unregistered surau under his parliamentary constituency for Ramadan. – Bernama, April 11, 2021
