Bersatu 6 decision risks enabling repeat of Sheraton Move, says group

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Reform  group warns Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that the opposition could similarly woo government MPs to weaken or topple the government.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/11/bersatu-6-decision-risks-enabling-repeat-of-sheraton-move-says-group/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/07/11/keputusan-tak-kosong-kerusi-buka-ruang-langkah-sheraton-berulang-kata-ngo/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SheratonMove #BersatuMember #ProjekSama

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00:00The decision to not vacate the seats of the six former Bersatu members has weakened the

00:06anti-hopping law and could lead to a repeat of the Sheraton move, a reform group warned.

00:13The Sheraton move in 2020 saw Barisan Nasional, Bersatu, PAS and a faction led by PKR's then

00:19Deputy President Azmin Ali joining forces to topple the PH government.

00:24Project Sama also said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul's decision not to have the Labuan

00:29MP vacate the seat on grounds that Suhaili Abdul Rahman had a pending court case over

00:35his Bersatu membership opened up a loophole others could exploit.

00:40The group pointed out that the opposition might return the favour by luring government

00:44MPs to their side to weaken or topple Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's administration.

00:50It also warned DAP, Amanah and UMNO that similar provisions in their respective party constitutions

00:57could be likewise disabled by another Speaker in future.

01:01Johari had made the decision not to vacate the other five seats, Guamusang, Bukit Ganteng,

01:06Tanjung Karang, Kuala Kangsar and Jeli, on the grounds that Bersatu's anti-hopping provisions

01:12were unconstitutional.

01:14Project Sama also said one of the biggest flaws of the anti-hopping law was its failure

01:19to define the Dewan Rakyat Speaker's role, which it said should be purely administrative.

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