00:00UMNO Secretary-General Ashraf Wajdi Dusuki has slammed DAP's Tony Pua over his remarks on the monarchy and royal decrees.
00:09In a Facebook post, Ashraf accused Pua of disrespecting the royal institution, saying that ridiculing a sultan's decree was not
00:17freedom of speech, but rudeness.
00:19The former Damansara MP wrote yesterday that the powers of the monarch were strictly limited to defined aspects such as
00:26Malay customs, Islam and constitutional roles,
00:29such as the appointment of Muntri's Besar and approval for the dissolution of state assemblies.
00:35Pua said Malaysians did not live in a system whereby the monarch can issue binding decrees which legislate all aspects
00:41of our lives.
00:43His comments follow a call by Selangor's Sultan Sharifuddin Idris Shah for DAP Assemblyman Wong Suu Kyi and former DAP
00:51leader Ronnie Liu to better understand the Rukun Negara and respect the royal institution.
00:56The statement came amid controversy surrounding Wong and Liu's response to the sultan's call for a complete end to pig
01:03farming in the state.
01:05Wong attracted brickbats with her proposal for a modern, closed pig farming system in Selangor,
01:11while Liu urged dissatisfied pig farmers to consider filing a judicial review.
01:16Natasha Bust, FMT
01:18M&R
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