Legal experts reject proposal on Rukunegara

A group of 31 lawyers and academics specialising in law today rejected suggestions for the Rukunegara to be included as a preamble to the Federal Constitution.

In a roundtable discussion organised by Perkasa today, the group agreed that the history behind the formulation of the Rukunegara and constitution were different.

"If the Rukunegara becomes a preamble to the constitution, it will create new interpretations which will affect the special rights of the Malays under Article 153 of the constitution as well as Islam's position as a federal religion under Article 3 and 11," read the resolution following the discussion.