THE King has the power to convene a Parliament sitting during a state of emergency, said Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.

Tengku Razaleigh added that the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong need not wait for the Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to advise him before convening a sitting.

He said that the Agong has absolute power in a state of emergency.

“He even has the power to get rid of the prime minister and the cabinet today as he is in command during an emergency,” said the former finance minister.

Tengku Razaleigh, who has been a vocal critic of the Muhyiddin administration, was commenting on whether the government will convene a sitting after the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong said that parliament can meet during a state of emergency. – March 12, 2021.