KUALA LUMPUR – The government has revoked all emergency ordinances, and will not advise Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to extend the declaration beyond its scheduled August 1 end.
Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat today, Law Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said Putrajaya has decided to cancel all ordinances under the emergency proclamation.
After being blasted by numerous MPs, he revealed that all six ordinance revocations were backdated to July 21.
“I would like to inform the House that His Majesty the Agong has agreed to allow for this special session to meet. The document speaks louder than words,” he said after opposition lawmakers accused the Perikatan Nasional administration of committing “derhaka” (treason) towards the king.
“Secondly, I want to confirm in this lower house that the federal government has decided not to advise the Agong to issue a new emergency proclamation upon its expiry on August 1.
“Thirdly, the government has made a decision under Article 150(3) to revoke all emergency ordinances made during this proclamation.
“As we have revoked them, the matter of annulling (the emergency) is no longer relevant.” – The Vibes, July 26, 2021
