Govt's planned anti-hopping law undemocratic, lawyer warns
Zikri KamarulzamanA lawyer is sounding the alarm over the government's planned anti-hopping law, which allegedly stifles democracy.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has indicated the law would automatically trigger a by-election if an MP is sacked or leaves their party, or if an MP who won as an independent joins a party.
He told the senate today an MP whose seat was vacated via the law, however, will be...
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has indicated the law would automatically trigger a by-election if an MP is sacked or leaves their party, or if an MP who won as an independent joins a party.
He told the senate today an MP whose seat was vacated via the law, however, will be...
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