PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim said PAS's sting dims chances of new Selangor govt formation:without repoll

'Sorry your highness, I was following constitution'

"We would like to seek the sultan's forgiveness if our decision to adhere to the Selangor constitution and convention since 1957 had hurt the sultan's feelings"this time. What are the purpose of law and constitution if they are not followed?It is your highness's constitutional responsibility to see that there is no assault on the constitution.The Sultan of Selangor was wrong to have decreed that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) submit more names to the palace for the menteri 

besar (MB) post, a constitutional expert said last night, adding that only God, and not humans, had absolute power

Aziz assured last night that PKR and DAP could not face criminal charges for what they did, as treason (or derhaka) to the state ruler was not an offence.

“I don’t think it’s the palace’s job to determine the MB… Before Merdeka, yes, the MB was the personal appointee of the sultan. So he could choose the most handsome, the most educated, this and that.

“But that doesn’t exist now. If you look at the constitution, it’s just by majority. Even if (the candidate) has no experience, that’s fine. If he has no degree, that’s fine.”

When asked what would happen if the Selangor Sultan went ahead and appointed an assemblyman other than Dr Wan Azizah, Aziz said the people would have no choice but to accept it.

“If (her candidacy) is rejected, there is no remedy…in the issue of appointing the MB, or dissolving the state assembly, we cannot drag the sultan to the court. That is the problem.”

But, he added, that the legislative assembly could table a motion of no-confidence against the sultan’s choice of MB, once it convenes, saying this would be “a slap” to the state ruler.readmorehttp://suarakeadilanmalaysia.blogspot.com/2014/09/pkr-de-facto-leader-anwar-ibrahim-said.html