Malaysian Bar: Parliament should consider enacting anti-hopping laws


Newly elected Malaysian Bar committee members - President Salim Bashir (second from right), vice-president Surinder Singh (second from left), secretary A.G. Kalidas (right) and treasurer Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab holding copies of the Malaysian Bar's Annual Report 2019/20 after the 74th annual general meeting at Wisma MCA in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, March 14,2020.

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Malaysian Bar today again called on the government to consider enacting anti-hopping legislation during the upcoming Dewan Rakyat sitting to prevent lawmakers from switching parties.

Its president Salim Bashir said this followed after Malaysia went through a series of political upheavals that drew great concern from the rakyat in recent months.

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