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Lawyers group says emergency declaration to suspend Parliament can be challenged in court

Saturday, 24 Oct 2020 02:32 PM MYTReports have so far suggested that Putrajaya is seeking a so-called state of 'partial emergency', also dubbed as 'economic, health, or political emergency'. — Bernama pic

“Our Constitution, to be able to continue to protect the citizens, is always a living document in need of purposive construction by the courts. Subsequently, the eleven-justice panel of the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the prerogative power of prorogation was justiciable and the ongoing prorogation of Parliament was both unlawful and void.

“It will sacrifice the People, just to perversely benefit the political ambitions of a few,” they added, urging political leaders to reconsider a potential nightmarish error.

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