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Court throws out PAS' challenge to Assembly Bill

An duplicate by PAS for leave to plea as well as hindrance the passage of the Peaceful Assembly Bill was dismissed with costs by the Kuala Lumpur High Court (Appellate as well as Special Powers Division) today.

In dismissing the application, judge Rohana Yusof pronounced during least two of the applicants, as members of Parliament, had plenty event to discuss as well as oppose the passage of the Bill in the House, instead of abusing the court routine to do so.

The duplicate was additionally premature, Justice Rohana said, as the Bill was still in the midst of being passed in to law. When it becomes law, its validity can still be challenged in court.

Any attempt by the court to pill or order upon the matter, she ruled, would constitute interference in the parliamentary legislative routine as well as be in breach of the didactic discourse of subdivision of powers.

Rohana awarded RM8,000 in costs to the government.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak as well as the supervision are named as the initial as well as second respondents in the duplicate filed the Islamic party's emissary boss Mohamad Sabu, treasurer Dr Hatta Ramli as well as central cabinet member Dzulkefly Ahmad upon Dec 2.

The trio were represented by counsel Mohamad Hanipa Maidin, who was assisted by Aminuddin Zulkifli as well as Ahmad Zambri As'ad Khuzami.

Met by reporters immediate after, Hatta voiced his beating with the court's decision.

"Our hope was which the court which has the power, would protect the constitution though it seems which the court has deserted which role," he lamented.

Hatta combined which they will interest the exclusion of their leave to ask for the judicial examination of the Bill.

NONE Mohamed Sabu (l! eft in p hoto), who was additionally present, doubtful arguments which MPs had plenty event to opposed what he claimed was the "rushed" bill with less than competent time since to parliamentarians to effectively discuss it.

"They never even had the possibility to do so (in the Dewan Rakyat)," Mohamad complained.

He pronounced which should the Bill become an action then they will once again record an duplicate to plea it.

Lawyer Hanipa however was unfazed by the exclusion as according to him this was just the initial part in the array of actions which his clients has instructed him to aspire to opposite the Bill.

However, he voiced consternation which their leave was rejected during the preliminary theatre where the standards as well as tests of thresholds should have been most reduce than the full-blown trial.

He is additionally unfortunate with the award of indemnification to the supervision as they have yet to be served as well as become the party to the suit.