COMMENT | This has to happen, better sooner than later. The case of the four Sabah MPs who purportedly resigned from Bersatu has put the anti-hopping law on the spot.

One thing we knew all along with the new anti-hopping law is that it is not foolproof. The existence of loopholes is glaring in this case. This means a well-prepared lawyer facing an indecisive, inconsistent judge on the bench will surely win the day.

I must say this. Our legislators enact laws, that’s part of their job scope anyway, but they are also most adept at getting around the laws they passed when their personal interests are at stake.

Over the past few days, I have been reading the many reports and comments regarding the case of the four Sabah MPs - Armizan Mohd Ali (Papar), Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan (Batu Sapi), Matbali Musah (Sipitang), and Jonathan Yasin (Ranau).

Armizan is also the newly appointed minister for Sabah and Sarawak affairs while Khairul Firdaus is tourism, arts and culture deputy minister. Would they be so careless with their status so as to risk it all “for the sake of the rakyat”, as Armizan had declared?

This Sabah case interests me greatly as...