PETALING JAYA: Former deputy law minister Mas Ermieyati Samsudin has hit out at the unity government’s memorandum of understanding (MoU), saying it is a “prelude to dictatorship” as it threatened democracy.
She singled out a condition in the MoU, which requires government MPs to vacate their seat if they fail to toe their party line and vote against the prime minister or the government, for criticism. The MoU cited Article 49A of the Federal Constitution for this condition. “Article 49A does not cause any parliamentary seat to be vacated based on a vote taken by an MP.“There is no such thing in Article 49A.
”“Anwar and the government parties cannot rely on Article 49A to threaten MPs to vote in support of Anwar as prime minister on Dec 19 or in any subsequent confidence-related bills or matters,” she said. “The threat and intimidation created by this MoU against MPs from government parties is a prelude to dictatorship.
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