No check on PM's powers as parliament suspended - lawyers

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The suspension of Parliament during the current emergency will prevent proper checks against the power of the prime minister, according to the legal fraternity.Lawyers also questioned whether the emergency proclamation intended to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia was actually a response to certain political manoeuvres to topple the present administration.Constitutional lawyer New Sin Yew said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement today that Dewan Rakyat sittings are suspended during the emergency basically amounted to the disappearance of a mechanism to scrutinise the actions of the government.“If Parliament is suspended, then there is no check and balance on the actions of the government.“Part of Parliament’s role is to scrutinise the actions of the government of the day. Now, that is gone during the emergency,” New told Malaysiakini today.Today, in a televise…