Opposition's committee for ending emergency has no legal power - minister

The committee for ending the emergency declaration set up by the opposition has no legal power to end its implementation, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) Takiyuddin Hassan.

He said only the Independent Special Committee on Emergency 2021, set up under Section 2 of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021, had the power in accordance with legal provisions to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on whether the emergency can be ended earlier or on the stipulated date of Aug 1, or be extended...