Law experts: Sultan has no absolute discretion under state constitution


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 11 Apr 2019

PETALING JAYA: Under the Johor state constitution, the Sultan of Johor can only appoint a mentri besar of his choice when there is a hung state assembly or a deadlock, based on rational grounds, say constitution experts.

Constitutional law expert Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi said the Johor state constitution was not unlike all the other states when it comes to the appointment of the mentri besar.

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