KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: Counsel for Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir today remarked that the testimony by Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin in the proceedings at the High Court here was a ‘fairy tale’. Datuk Cecil Abraham, in his submission before Justice Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim, contended that Nizar’s testimony that he was […]
Perak Menteri Besar
Court order to prevent illegal assembly
IPOH, 6 May 2009: The Ipoh District Police Headquarters today obtained a court order to prevent any assembly near the Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan where the State Legislative Assembly Hall is located, tomorrow. The order was obtained from the Ipoh Magistrate’s Court under Section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Code. This followed the press statement […]
Zambry’s appointment unconstitutional: Lawyer
Updated 8.56pm, 5 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: A lawyer for Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin argued in the High Court here today that Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s appointment as Perak Menteri Besar on 6 Feb was unconstitutional. Sulaiman Abdullah contended that Zambry could not claim the office because Nizar had not […]
Nizar removed due to loss of confidence
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin was not sacked as Perak menteri besar by Sultan Azlan Shah, as his removal from office was lawfully made under Article 16(6) of the state constitution due to loss of confidence of the majority in the state assembly. Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail submitted […]
Motion to remove Perak speaker received
IPOH, 29 April 2009: The Perak legislative assembly secretary, Abdullah Antong Sabri, today confirmed that his office had received a motion last week to remove V Sivakumar as speaker of the Perak state assembly at its sitting on 7 May. He also confirmed that he had posted letters to all the Perak state assemblypersons on […]
Nizar seeks to challenge Article 63
PUTRAJAYA, 27 April 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin today filed a notice of motion to obtain a court declaration that Article 63 of the Perak state constitution null and void for being in conflict with the Federal Constitution. Nizar, 52, filed the notice through legal firm Messrs Leong & Tan at the Federal Court […]
Nizar seeks nine-man bench to application
PUTRAJAYA, 24 April 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin wants a nine-member quorum to hear Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s application for the Federal Court to decide on who is the rightful menteri besar of Perak. Mohammad Nizar’s counsel, Leong Cheok Keng, when contacted today, said he submitted a letter to Chief Justice Tan […]
Nizar files affidavit objecting Zambry’s application
PUTRAJAYA, 23 April 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin today objected to Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s application for the Federal Court to declare him the legitimate Menteri Besar. Nizar made the objection through an affidavit in reply filed at the court’s registry here through legal firm Messrs Leong & Tan. In the affidavit, Nizar […]
Court allows AG to intervene in Nizar’s suit
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 April 2009: The High Court here today allowed Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail to intervene in Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin’s suit challenging the legitimacy of Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s appointment as Perak menteri besar. Justice Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim, in his oral decision, said the AG, as […]
Showdown in Perak on 7 May
By Deborah LohNOW that a sitting of the Perak legislative assembly sitting has been called for 7 May, another showdown is expected because it is being convened without speaker V Sivakumar’s consent. Sivakumar In such a case, constitutional law expert Prof Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi believes Perak’s constitutional crisis is far from over despite how recent court […]
