'S'wakians wrong, still bound by NSC, federal laws'

comments     Hazlan Zakaria     Published     Updated

Constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari has refuted arguments by Sarawak politicians that the state is immune to the newly-passed National Security Council (NSC) Bill and possibly other legislation as its special rights under the Malaysia Agreement guarantee its autonomy.

He said that constitutionally speaking, powers allowed to the federal government in the Federal Constitution cannot be blocked by the states.

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