KING CAN CALL FOR PARLIAMENT SITTING WITHOUT PM'S ADVICE - GUA MUSANG MP

Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah

24 Feb 2021

By Wartawan Nabalu News

KOTA KINABALU: Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah can call for parliament sitting without getting the advice of the prime minister, said Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.

"We all welcome the firmness in the statement issued by the Istana Negara that Parliament can convene during the period of emergency in force, and of course the people are happy with this statement.

"Actually, it is the King's power to call for parliament sitting without the advice from the prime minister, especially in the event of a declared emergency," he said in a statement today.

In the statement issued by the national palace today, the king was of the view that parliament can convene on a date that he deems suitable and taking into consideration the prime minister's advice.

The emergency ordinance, which supersedes regular laws when in force, requires that parliament be convened, prorogued or dissolved on a date decided by the king and on the advice of the prime minister, the palace said.

Hence, the view by certain parties that the emergency proclamation stops parliament from convening is not accurate, the statement read.