Back to work, says Armizan after Bersatu failed to vacate his seat
Published on: Thursday, November 16, 2023
By:
FMT, Mohamad Fadli
Bersatu had sought to commence legal action against Papar MP Armizan Mohd Ali and three other MPs in an attempt to vacate their seats.
Kuala Lumpur: It’s back to work as usual for Papar MP Armizan Mohd Ali after the High Court rejected Bersatu’s bid to commence legal action against him and three other MPs in an attempt to vacate their seats.
Armizan, who is also special functions and Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister, said he was grateful for the court’s decision and those who had been supporting him.
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“It’s time to continue my work, especially for the community in the constituency I represent,” he told FMT when met at Parliament today.
He also repeated the court’s decision, saying it had no authority to review the decisions of the Dewan Rakyat Speaker.
Earlier, Justice Amarjeet Singh held that the courts are barred by the Federal Constitution from reviewing matters arising in Parliament such as the decisions of the Speaker.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul had said in January that there was no need to vacate the Papar, Batu Sapi, Ranau and Sipitang seats, held by Armizan, Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan, Jonathan Yasin and Matbali Musah, respectively.
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Bersatu had claimed that Johari’s decision not to vacate the seats of the MPs, who were formerly with the party, was “tainted with illegality”.
The four MPs were elected on a Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) ticket in the last general election, when Bersatu was part of GRS.
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However, after the general election, GRS dropped Bersatu as a coalition member and went on to back Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister.
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