Perak DAP today slammed Umno for seeking the advice of a Queen’s Counsel in an effort to break the constitutional impasse in the state.It was reported that an Umno lawyer has left for London to meet a QC over the legal challenge mounted by Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin on the legitimacy of the government led by Datuk Dr Zambry Kadir.
“Perak Umno is so desperate about its political position that it needs to seek help from their ‘mother’ country, the United Kingdom, which used to rule Perak from 1874 to 1957,” said state DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming today.
He added that Umno’s move shows that the party “does not understand that Malaysian constitutional law is to be interpreted by Malaysians.”
“Whereas Perak Umno is looking into the past for help, the Pakatan Rakyat government under Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin is confident that there are enough Commonwealth and local case laws which will vindicate the actions of Pakatan Rakyat to protect and defend the rights of the Perak people under the doctrine of constitutional supremacy and not Parliamentary supremacy as practiced by United Kingdom,” said Nga.
He reiterated the PR stand that the Perak state assembly must be dissolved to pave the way for a state-wide election.
“Perak Umno still does not realise that the best solution is here within the country and it is in the ballot box,” said Nga who still claims to be a legitimate state executive councillor.
He also said that a special session of the state assembly would be called soon to prevent the Barisan Nasional-led government from using state funds.
“The Pakatan Rakyat will call for a special session of the assembly to declare that the BN government is illegal so they do not have rights to public funds,” said Nga.
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