An academician from Singapore backed the idea of enacting an anti-hopping law for politicians in Malaysia, in view of the country's political history.

This call came from Prof Kevin Tan of the Singapore Management University during a question and answer session at the Lawasia Constitutional and Rule of Law Conference 2019 in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, today.

Tan’s call went against the answer given by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, during an earlier question and answer at the conference this morning, that there was no such need for an anti-hopping law in the country...