Anti-hop law needed urgently: SLS

Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Law Society wants the Federal Government to urgently enact anti-hopping legislation to prevent elected lawmakers from switching parties and to resolve the political malaise besetting Malaysia once and for all.

“The hallmark of a mature political systems does not see democratically elected representatives shifting their allegiance, unlike in Sabah or Malaysia as a whole.

“Political stability is a crucial prerequisite for the proper functioning of a parliamentary government,” said its President Roger Chin (pic), in conjunction with the  opening of the Legal Year 2021. The event is not being held this time due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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