Bersih, Malaysian Bar fail to refer constitutional questions on emergency to apex court


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here on Wednesday (May 18) dismissed an application by Bersih 2.0 and the Malaysian Bar to refer constitutional questions concerning the validity of an emergency proclamation made in 2020 that ran until August last year, to the Federal Court.

Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid in his decision via email, said those questions for determination could be answered by the High Court.

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