Charles Santiago says the request for dissolution was not made on the advice of the Cabinet and is, therefore, null and void.
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Charles Santiago, the incumbent Klang Member of Parliament, has filed an originating summons (OS) against caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Incumbent Klang MP Charles Santiago is seeking a court order to stop the 15th general election from being held this year, ...
“Given the above reasons, I firmly believe that Ismail Sabri's advice to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is void. “Assuming that all the PH and PN MPs oppose the dissolution, this would amount to 135 lawmakers: a clear majority,” he said. “I want to categorically state that I am not challenging the powers of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, but only the advice given to him by the Prime Minister Ismail Sabri,” he said in a subsequent statement posted on his social media platforms this afternoon.
UPDATED 1.35PM | 'Ismail Sabri's request for Agong to dissolve Parliament is unconstitutional.'
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"I firmly believe that Ismail Sabri's advice to the YDPA is void. He also said the dissolution of Parliament, made on Oct 10, was not in accordance with Article 55(2), read with Article 40(1) and (1A), and had no legal effect. Santiago is seeking several declarations from the court, including that the request by Ismail Sabri to the king for Parliament to be dissolved was a contravention of Article 40(1) and (1A) of the Constitution.
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