KUALA LUMPUR: The introduction of any anti-hopping law will be dependent on how the Penang state government deals with the four assemblymen who switched parties, says Law Minister Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan.
Takiyuddin said many lawmakers have raised the need for an anti-hopping law in Malaysia but such legislation may contradict Article 10 (1)(c) of the Federal Constitution which guarantees the freedom of association.
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