‘King will have final say’


Letter of the law: (from left) Sri Ram and Shad Saleem say the King has the complete discretion on the dissolution of Parliament.

PETALING JAYA: The King has complete discretion to decide on the dissolution of Parliament and does not have to follow the advice of anyone, say constitutional experts.

This is especially so now when the country faces never-before-seen circumstances, said former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram.

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