Bar resolves to enlarge council from 12 to 16 members

Annabelle LeePublished: Sep 25, 2021 10:17 AM

Members of the Malaysian Bar have voted to increase the number of elected council members from 12 to 16 from the next election onwards.

They also voted in today’s extraordinary general meeting (EGM) that there should be laws that “automatically disqualify” elected representatives who defect from the political party they contested under.

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