PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Bar has hailed the King’s decision not to proclaim a state of emergency, saying that a decision otherwise would have resulted in a constitutional crisis.
Its president Salim Bashir (pic) said they echoed the views of the King and the Malay Rulers that there are already laws and mechanisms in existence that have wide-ranging and comprehensive powers to manage the Covid-19 pandemic.
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