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COMMENT In recent months, Malaysians have had to endure a series of happenings that is not only unsettling but also downright dangerous for the nation state. Lawmakers and the government may not realise it but a nation is made up of citizens deciding to live together by agreeing to obey a set of laws that we call the constitution.

 

The latter is kept alive by institutions that protect the rights of citizens with the guarantee that the constitution is the highest law of the land. Once we lose confidence in these institutions then the constitution itself becomes a worthless piece of paper. When some citizens are privileged over others, the rest are not only repulsed by a lack of fairness, they too begin to think that they can ignore law and order. It is at that moment that the nation state starts to unravel. We are dangerously close to that situation.

 

Let’s take the role of the inspector-general of police as an example. The IGP’s main function is to enforce the law. He must enforce the law following the constitution. It is not his place to interpret the law or assume the role of judges when carrying out his duties. The constitution is very clear that the civil courts are superior to the syariah court...

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