Three reasons why Waytha’s suit to disqualify PMX is flawed

Jelutong MP RSN Rayer pointed out three reasons why Malaysia Advancement Party chief P Waytha Moorthy’s suit to disqualify Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Tambun MP is flawed.

“To begin with Waytha Moorthy’s legal challenge to disqualify the Prime Minister as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Tambun is time barred,” he said in a statement.

The time limit is in reference to Election Offences Act 1954 that stipulates that election petition must be filed within 21 days after the election results have been gazetted under section 38 of the said act.

“The royal pardon granted to Anwar in 2018 is absolute under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution and cannot be questioned in any court of law,” said Rayer who is also a practicing lawyer.

He said this in response to the suit filed by Waytha Moorthy.

Waytha Moorthy also challenged Anwar to disclose documents related to the royal pardon that was received in 2018.

“He should have obtained the documents pertaining to royal pardon before filing a suit which is already time barred.

“It is wrong to file a suit and then ask Anwar to supply the documents related to his royal pardon.”

Rayer had also raised this issue during a press conference in Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

A number of leaders from Pakatan Harapan component parties too have brushed off Waytha Moorthy’s suit as frivolous and vexatious.