Nizar’s case referred to Federal Court

(The Malaysian Insider) High Court judge Lau Bee Lan ruled to move the issue of the interpretation of the Perak Constitution to the Federal Court while Datuk Nizar Jamaluddin's judicial review case remains at the High Court.

"The matter is referred to the Federal Court as it involves a constitutional interpretation of the Perak State Constitution," Datuk Kamaluddin Mohd Said, Senior Federal Counsel with the Attorney-General's Chambers, told reporters outside the court today.

"For example, whether the Sultan's powers can be questioned. If it can be questioned, can his power be challenged," he added by way of giving an example of the interpretations being questioned.