'They are lawyers, not do not know the law'

SHAH ALAM - Party expressed to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was ousted but at the same time maintaining the existing government actually knows things can not happen.

Secretary of the Political, Security and International Affairs, National Council of Professors, Prof Datuk Dr Abdul Halim Sidek said groups such as Bersih 4.0 do not seem to know the rules instead chose to mislead the people.

"... They are not do not know the laws of our country. Stresses that says 'we do not want to topple the government but we do not want Najib alone', is a statement that is misleading people.

"The fact that they know. Many lawyers in the party and NGOs including Ambiga (Former Co-Chair of the Net), "he told The Star Online.

No terms only topple the government of Prime Minister but retained as if the Prime Minister's resignation, the Cabinet also be dissolved in accordance with Article 43 (4) of the Constitution.

".... The matter can not be avoided because it is a system of this country. Under the Constitution, if they want to topple the prime minister, subject to topple his government posts and all. That package.

"It may refer to Article 43. If the lower the cabinet, then we lower the government. Let's say I do not want to Najib, Muhyiddin I want (former Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin), then down Najib, Muhyiddin more.

"That can not be. Because He is the Prime Minister to the Cabinet. This is our system, "he said.

According to the Constitution, under Article 43 (4) in respect of the cabinet, if the Prime Minister no longer enjoys the confidence of the majority of the House of Commons, the prime minister should resign cabinet unless at his request the dissolution of Parliament by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

According to Abdul Halim, the pressure exerted on Najib today is to 'force' so that MPs town called early elections.

"If there is a vote of confidence in parliament, he will resign along congregation ministers. I can not say I was his minister to resign or he may dissolve the Assembly (Parliament) to implement an early election.

"Which one, it will result in the election. This is what they want. They want to press Najib to make early elections, "he said.