Anwar Warns Ruling Party Seeking Emergency Rule To Stay In Power

October 26 2020

Malaysia

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibraham has warned that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin wants to invoke emergency powers in order to suspend Parliament and remain in power, reports the South China Morning Post.

On Friday, Yassin visited Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shahto to discuss declaring a state of emergency to suspend Parliament, said unnamed sources cited by Reuters. The sources did not give a reason for the request.

It has been speculated that Yassin wants to use surging...

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