Democracy in the country is dead - Zahid Hamidi

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said democracy in the country is now dead, following the government's decision to suspend Parliament.

He likened democracy to a person being wrapped in a shroud (dikafankan) as part of a Muslim burial.

"The voice of the Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker (Azalina Othman Said) was not hers alone but represented all of us...