00:01Bersatu today withdrew its lawsuit against Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul over his refusal to declare vacant the seats of
00:08five MPs who pledged their support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's administration three years ago.
00:15Bersatu's lawyer Chetan Jetwani told the High Court the withdrawal was prompted by the federal court's recent dismissal of a
00:22similar suit brought in connection with the seats of four MPs from Sabah.
00:27The lawyer told Justice Mahazan Mattaib that given that decision, his client had no alternative but to withdraw the summons.
00:35The judge struck off the suit and ordered Bersatu to pay the five MPs, all named as defendants, a total
00:42of RM10,000 in costs.
00:45The five MPs were Syed Abu Husin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal, Azizi Abu Naim, Dr. Zulkaf Beri Hanafi, Zahari Kecek,
00:54and Iskandar Zulkarnain Abdul Khalid.
00:57In its lawsuit, Bersatu contended that Johari had violated provisions prohibiting party hopping, specifically Article 49a, Subsection 3 of the
01:07Federal Constitution, by refusing to declare the five seats vacant.
01:11Panyujo, FMT.
01:13Panyujo, FMT.
01:14Panyujo, FMT.
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