Melaka PH has no plans to seek audience with King - Chairman

In a statement on his Facebook today, Adly said PH's main focus now was to bring the dissolution of the state assembly to court to dispute the process and facts of the dissolution.

Yesterday, former Pengkalan Batu assemblyman Datuk Norhizam Hassan Baktee was reported to have said that 15 former Melaka assemblymen would go to Istana Negara (in Kuala Lumpur) today to hand over a memorandum to His Majesty regarding their dissatisfaction over the dissolution of the state assembly.

The Election Commission (EC) received an official notification regarding the dissolution of the 14th Melaka State Assembly on Oct 4 from assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh, following the UMNO-led state government losing its majority in the state legislature.

The state election has to be held within 60 days from the date of dissolution of the State Assembly.

Meanwhile, Adly in a separate statement said that the move to bring the issue of dissolution of the state assembly to court did not mean disputing the authority of Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Mohd Ali Rustam.

Instead, he said it was taken to ensure that the relevant parties could review the process and facts, including taking into account the representation of all state assemblymen in determining the decision to dissolve the state assembly.

"In the current (COVID-19) situation, the decision to hold state elections will pose a risk to the health of the people, while a declaration of emergency will cause the state to have limited powers, as well as have a negative impact on the economy and investments," he said.