Confusion in Malaysia as govt refuses to explain ending of Covid-19 emergency laws
2021-07-28 09:52:59 source：The Straits Times
July 27, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR - The government's shock announcement that emergency ordinances ostensibly to fight the Covid-19 pandemic had been revoked last week, despite Malaysia's worsening outbreak, has thrown the nation into confusion, with opposition MPs calling for an immediate explanation in Parliament on Tuesday (July 27).
Proceedings at the start of the day were delayed for ½ hour over the matter, at the heart of which is whether these laws remain effective since the July 21 Cabinet decision, as thousands have been fined, arrested or investigated under these rules since.
Democratic Action Party deputy chairman Gobind Singh Deo asked: "Why were we not informed? When was it revoked and whose decision was it and was it according to procedure and what is the impact to the wider public?"
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