Court throws out Khairuddin's suit to challenge emergency proclamation

The Kuala Lumpur High Court today allowed the government’s application to strike out former Jasin parliamentary constituency coordinator Khairuddin Abu Hassan’s legal action against former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin over the emergency proclamation.

The action was taken to challenge Muhyiddin’s decision to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the proclamation of emergency to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali...