Anwar challenges Muhyiddin, govt in court over advise to suspend parliament
26 Jan 2021 / 22:15 H.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (
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Anwar filed the application in the High Court here yesterday through Messrs Karpal Singh & Co, naming Muhyiddin and the government as the first and second respondents.
In the application, Anwar sought a court declaration that the decision by the Cabinet, led by Muhyiddin to advise Al-Sultan Abdullah to promulgate Section 14 of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 which resulted in the suspension of Parliament, is unconstitutional and unlawful.