BALL’S BACK IN PERAK SULTAN’S COURT

‘That is the absolute discretion of the Sultan of Perak,’

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak

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"We are worried if there is no end to this. Even if it is related to the laws and constitution, everything must be looked at from the people's perspective, the interest of the people must not be taken for granted before a decision is made,"

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin

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“The issue will go on and on. Each round of legal battles promises finality but fails to deliver it.

“Time moves on, and the business of running the state government continues to be sidelined,’

“The answer ultimately does not lie in the courts. The time has come for all concerned to acknowledge the writing on the wall...Let (the politicians) once again seek the mandate of the people,’

Malaysian Bar Council President, Ragunath Kesavan

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“dissolving the assembly will enable the people to choose which government gets their mandate and trust”

Anwar Ibrahim

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‘While it is the legal right of an individual to appeal against a decision made by a court of law, prolonging this matter will create the impression that BN is hungry for power, which is not correct,’

He urged both Nizar and Dr Zambry to advise the Sultan to call for fresh polls.

Gerakan National Youth deputy chairman Oh Tong Keong

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“This is a political and not a legal problem, and it should be addressed through political avenues,”

charged that both BN and PR have wasted precious time and energy on this saga.

Khaw Veon Szu, executive director of Gerakan think-tank Sedar

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“The Sultan and the crown prince have been championing democracy and civil society for years,”

“They can kiss goodbye to whatever credibility they have in the public’s eyes if they don’t dissolve the assembly this time.”

University of Malaya law lecturer Azmi Sharom

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Personally, I feel that a fresh state election will be the best way to resolve this stalemate. Let the rakyat decides and once for all, we resolve this problem, which is not doing anybody any good.

Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek