COMMENT | Ex-Bersatu 6 opens door for MPs to fight bad amendments

COMMENT | Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul's ruling in the six former Bersatu MPs case may be a setback for the anti-hopping law but it may have also opened the door for other lawmakers to fight for justice.

Specifically, Johari's ruling has set a precedent that MPs need not fear losing their seats just because they went against their party.

This means that when the government's citizenship amendments are debated in the Dewan Rakyat tomorrow, government MPs are free to reject regressive elements in the bill.

The bill would, among others, grant women the right to...