Key takeaways
Malaysian Law Minister Azalina Othman Said stated that challenging compulsory land acquisition decisions is essential to the rule of law, not disloyalty. She emphasized that infrastructure development must respect constitutional safeguards, procedural fairness, and adequate compensation.
- Azalina Othman Said, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, made these remarks at a book launch in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 11.
- She argued that challenging the exercise of power is a necessary component of democracy and upholding the rule of law.
- The minister stressed that physical progress from infrastructure projects should not override governance standards or constitutional guarantees.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Challenging decisions involving compulsory land acquisition is not an act of disloyalty but an essential part of upholding the rule of law, said Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said that as Malaysia continued to pursue economic growth and modernise its infrastructure, compulsory land acquisition remained a necessary but sensitive public duty requiring transparency, procedural fairness and adequate compensation.
“From the perspective of democracy, challenging the exercise of power is not an act of disloyalty, rather it’s an essential part of the rule of law,” she said at the “Challenging Land Acquisition in Malaysia” book launch here today.
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