Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s today announcement of her exit from cabinet when her senatorship term expires in April should not be deemed a resignation, said PKR vice president N Surendran.
In a statement issued today, Surendran said Shahrizat based on the Federal Constitution, her ministership automatically comes to an end on April 8 when her term as a senator expires and based on the law, ministers must be appointed from members of either the Dewan Rakyat or Dewan Negara.
Surendran asksed, “Since Shahrizat's term as a senator ends on April 8, her ministership must also end in accordance with Article 43. Therefore how can Shahrizat claim to be resigning on April 8?”
Surendran, a practising lawyer, was commenting on the legal aspects of Shahrizat's announcement today that she "stepping down" after several years as women, family and community development minister after she endured about five momths of ridicule over her links with the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) saga.
March 11, 2012
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