Malaysian govt faces criticism after withdrawing two major reform Bills

KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian government is facing criticism from the opposition and rights groups for withdrawing a Bill to limit the country's prime minister to two terms, and another Bill to provide external oversight of the police in cases of misconduct, local media reported.

"There is no need to go ahead with the reforms at the moment," Datuk Takiyuddin said on Thursday in Parliament, referring to the withdrawal of the two-term limit Bill, in response to questioning by an opposition MP. "I think it is because of a different philosophy, different government and a different way of looking at certain things," he said.

Dr Mahathir himself was prime minister for five terms totalling 22 years, between 1981 and 2003. He was PM for a second time for nearly 22 months from May 2018. The statement was jointly signed by leaders from the three PH member parties, Fahmi Fadzil, Khalid Samad and Liew Chin Tong. Cabinet minister Takiyuddin, in withdrawing the IPCMC Bill, said the PN government was replacing this with another Bill, for the Independent Police Conduct Commission .

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