Is Sabah bound to anti-hopping law?


KOTA KINABALU: Are Sabah assemblymen subject to the federal anti-hopping law even though the state has not adopted the legislation into its constitution?

This legal quandary is being raised by newly appointed Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia Sabah chapter secretary Abdul Kadir Abdullah Damsal amid an exodus of assemblymen, including members of his own party, led by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, since December.

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