The Agong has never to our recollection so openly rebuked the government of the day.
The whole nation now knows the government misled Parliament and the people on 26 July, when de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan told the House that six emergency ordinances had been revoked on 21 July.
The palace now says the Agong was not consulted before Takiyuddin’s announcement in Parliament.
Aliran is appalled at this shocking turn of events. It means the so-called ‘revocation’ was made without going through the proper procedure stipulated in the Federal Constitution.
It also means the Mahiaddin Yasin government has violated the Federal Constitution, which is why many lawmakers have accused the government of having committed treason.
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Not only that, the government has been grossly disrespectful of the Agong. In a virtual meeting with the attorney general and Takiyuddin on 24 July, the Agong had expressly stated the emergency ordinances should be tabled before Parliament and debated.
This was ignored. The emergency declaration and emergency ordinances were not laid before Parliament because the government was fearful of being defeated if the revocation was put to a vote.
Disrespect of this nature is ironic coming from parties that often loudly claim they uphold race, religion and royalty.
To go to these lengths of deception is unprecedented in the annals of our history. It reflects an arrogance of being in power that has now culminated in an enormous abuse of power. This was first manifested in the ill-conceived bid to seek emergency rule and then to suspend Parliament and now, to top it all, mislead the House and the people about the revocation of the emergency ordinances.
Given the gravity of all this, Mahiaddin and his government have little choice but to resign immediately. And given their roles in perpetuating all this, the Speaker of Parliament and the attorney general should follow suit.
It is hard to see how all of them can function effectively, let alone be trusted by the people again.
It is time to end this ordeal. Never again should this nation have to go through such shameful events.
Aliran executive committee29 July 2021
AGENDA RAKYAT - Lima perkara utama
- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
- Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
Just because of Covid-19, Parliament and elections are not being held and followed according to the Constitution. Soon, Mahiaddin, through a change in the spelling of his name will end up as the dictator of this country of ours. It looks like Malaysian hands are being tied with chains, and not padi straws!
In China he will be executed. In Japan he will perform the harakiri (spelling), stabbing oneself in the stomach to kill himself.
Mahiaddin continues to maintain that he and his Cabinet did no wrong. Ismail Sabri and Tuan Ibrahim continue to brazenly rally behind Mahiaddin. The people are shouting “Biadab”. MPs across the divide, including two former prime ministers are saying ‘treason’. His Majesty the King has deemed the act wrong and registered his Royal displeasure. Are we all wrong except Mahiaddin and his cabinet? I beg His Majesty to not let such politicians set a dangerous precedent. For centuries we have upheld our Rulers. And since independence we have defended our King. Don’t let a precedent be set where a prime minister and his Cabinet and plotting politicians make the rakyat, elected representatives and our Constitutional Monarchy look like pawns.