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Published on: Sunday, January 17, 2021 By: FMT File photo: Bernama PETALING JAYA: Ten prominent lawyers, all former presidents of the Malaysian Bar, have expressed concern over the declaration of emergency, saying the government had not met the requisite conditions under the Federal Constitution. In a joint statement, they said the proclamation of an emergency was only suitable in extreme circumstances where “the security, economic life or public order in the country is threatened”. “It is incumbent upon any responsible government to avoid seeking such a proclamation, save in the most extreme of circumstances. Do these circumstances exist here?” ADVERTISEMENT The statement was signed by Param Cumaraswamy, Zainur Zakaria, Cyrus Das, Mah Weng Kwai, Kuthubul Zaman, Yeo Yang Poh, Ambiga Sreenevasan, Ragunath Kesavan, Christopher Leong and Steven Thiru. ....