The Star
by TAN YI LIANG
by TAN YI LIANG
KUALA
LUMPUR: There is no impasse in the Selangor mentri besar crisis and the
Sultan's role, as clearly defined by the state constitution, is to
appoint the person whom he thinks the majority of state assemblymen have
confidence in, said Bar Council president Christopher Leong.
"I
do not see an impasse. What I see is a process being undertaken by
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah to perform his role under Article 53(2) of
the Selangor state constitution," said Leong.
Speaking
after participating at the #MansuhAktaHasutan (Abolish the Sedition
Act) forum and campaign launch at the Bar Council here Thursday, Leong
confirmed the Sultan's legal role now was to decide who most likely has
majority support of the state assembly.
"The state constitution does not provide a procedure for the Sultan to make his judgement.
"People
should look at this current process as that procedure. Ultimately, the
objective is for the Sultan to fulfill his role under Article 53(2),"
said Leong.
He added an impasse would only exist if the role of the Sultan under Article 53(2) remained unfulfilled.
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