KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad along with four other Pejuang leaders were today allowed to intervene in lawyer Dr Syed Iskandar Syed Jaafar Al Mahdzar s originating summons (OS) seeking the court s interpretation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong s discretion in deciding whether or not to declare a state of emergency.
The other lawmakers are former Kedah menteri besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir (Jerlun MP), Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah (Kubang Pasu), Datuk Dr Shahruddin Salleh (Sri Gading) and Datuk Marzuki Yahya, who is a senator in the Dewan Negara.
Mahathir and the four are part of the yet-to-be registered Parti Pejuang Tanah Air party.