The decision to suspend Parliament for two years following the 1969 racial riots was not a good idea at the time, and should not be emulated now, according to constitutional expert Abdul Aziz Bari.
In a message to Malaysiakini, the Perak DAP vice-chairperson said many questions surrounding the emergency that followed the 1969 elections and racial strife remain unanswered.
Perhaps the government should declassify all the documents relating to it as it is already more than 50 years," said the Tebing Tinggi assemblyperson in response to de facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan.
