Perikatan’s right to replace Parliament speaker, says Takiyuddin


Chan Kok Leong Ragananthini Vethasalam

Law minister Takiyuddin Hassan says replacing the Dewan Rakyat speaker was done according to House rules and the constitution. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 13, 2020.

IT is Perikatan Nasional’s right to replace Dewan Rakyat Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof,  said law minister Takiyuddin Hassan. 

“Although, this is the first time the Dewan Rakyat speaker is replaced, it’s not illegal as it’s based on the federal constitution and Parliament’s standing orders,” said the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in Parliament today.


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