THE expiry of the Emergency Proclamation on Aug 1 saw the Dewan Rakyat briefly turning into a ‘courthouse’ with several legally trained MPs raising arguments on the matter. Hassan noted the Emergency Proclamation would automatically lapse on Aug 1 and any debates by then would merely be academic. “I cannot make an interpretation of Article 150(3) as a lawyer in the House as this is not under my powers. However, Gobind Singh Deo (PH-Puchong) argued that the proclamation should be tabled with a vote taken to revoke it. Several Opposition MPs also stood up to argue on the legal points under Article 150(3) with Mohamed Hanipa Maidin (Amanah-Sepang) jibing Azhar that he sounded like “the best lawyer in the world”.
