JASIN: Barisan Nasional deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has criticised Anthony Loke's resignation, saying it appeared to question the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's constitutional authority to grant pardons.
Mohamad said all parties must respect the King's power to grant pardons as stated in the Federal Constitution.
"Resigning because a pardon has been granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is inappropriate, as it is not a matter of principle.
"To me, doing so amounts to questioning the absolute powers of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, as the Constitution clearly provides for the King's power to grant pardons," he said when met during BN candidate for Rim seat Datuk Khaidirah Abu Zahar's campaign trail, here.
