Senator moots amendment to prevent abuse of statutory declarations

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It is time to clarify the provisions of the Federal Constitution related to the appointment of the prime minister based on the support of the majority of the Dewan Rakyat, said senator Yusmadi Yusoff.This, he said, was to avoid interpretations of the provision which could lead to the misuse of the statutory declarations (SD) in changing the government that was elected through elections and people’s mandate.He said that SDs signed under the Statutory Declaration Act 1960 should not be misused for political purposes as has happened in this country.Yusmaidi cited previous cases such as the removal of the Sarawak chief minister Stephen Kalong Ningkan in 1966 through a memorandum and the appointment of Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad who had gathered sufficient SDs in 2020, saying that they should be “corrected” in policy and legislation.He referred to Article 43 (2) (a) that t…