Najib: Don't violate constitution when objecting GE13 results

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will not take any action against any group using the word 'rakyat' merely to voice their objection against the results of the 13th general election (GE13), said Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

The Prime Minister also said that the government was not afraid of the expression 'Malaysian Spring' used by the groups purportedly to demonstrate the efforts used to topple the government through street protests.

Najib, however, said that the government would give space for such demonstrations as long as they did not breach the law as provided for in the Federal Constitution.

"If the action taken exceeds the boundary of the Federal Constitution, the government will not hesitate to take action so that national sovereignty continues to be respected," he said when replying to a question from Datuk Abdul Latiff Ahmad (BN-Mersing) at the Dewan Rakyat sitting, here today.

Abdul Latiff wanted to know the government's view on the use of the word 'Rakyat' used to express dissatisfaction on the results of GE13 and the attempts to create the 'Malaysian Spring' in the first question raised at the Parliament sitting.