Ex-Bersatu MPs say Constitution guarantees right to express support for PM Anwar, to deny is an offence

Muhammad Yusry

11 July 2024 at 2:10 am·1-min read

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 – The six former Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia MPs said they have the right to express support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, and this is guaranteed by the Federal Constitution.

The group spokesman, Labuan MP Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman, vowed that they will continue as independent MPs after their previous party attempted to remove them as MPs.

“Bersatu leadership's instructions to us are contrary to and denying our rights under the Federal Constitution,” he said in a press conference at the Parliament building.

“Our right to say anything including expressing my support or my right to vote in the Dewan Rakyat is a parliamentary privilege under Article 63(2) and cannot be challenged in Court.”

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