11 Feb 2020
The Speaker of Dewan Undangan Negeri of Sarawak Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar 1. Ting Tiong Choon 2. Dato' Sri Wong Soon Koh 3. Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak 4. Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya Malaysia
- Citation
- 01(f)-20-08/2019(Q) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
- Court
- f
- Case number
- 01(f)-20-08/2019(Q) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
The Federal Court held the Dewan had jurisdiction under Article 19(1) to decide and remove a member for lack of qualification even where the disqualifying act occurred before election; such Dewan proceedings are non-justiciable under Article 72(1) Federal Constitution so long as the Dewan acts within its constitutional powers; acquisition of foreign citizenship under Article 17(1)(g) creates a continuing, non-remediable disqualification not cured by later renunciation absent express constitutional provision; Article 118 does not negate the Dewan’s Article 19(1) power to determine membership q…