Even the opposition People’s Party, has confirmed submitting a section-by-section draft constitutional amendment to House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, focusing on systemic ethical issues.
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Even the opposition People’s Party, has confirmed submitting a section-by-section draft constitutional amendment to House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, focusing on systemic ethical issues. A highlight is the removal of the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s (NACC) power to investigate politicians’ ethics.
The People’s Party, which evolved from the dissolved Move Forward Party over its efforts to amend Article 112 of the Penal Code, has members involved in a serious ethical violation case, following the party dissolution.
This is still under consideration by the NACC.
This raises the question: is the People’s Party’s constitutional amendment proposal a strategic move to address pending cases in the NACC?
Since the enforcement of the 2017 constitution, ethical standards have been outlined in Article 219, with the Constitutional Court and…