Anti-Hopping law: Another effort towards a better Malaysia

SHAH ALAM –Thursday marks another moment in history when the Dewan Rakyat approved the Constitution (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2022 regarding the Anti-Hopping law for Parliament members with a two-thirds vote.

The development was one of #MalaysiaTanpaRasuah Six Political Claims from the #RasuahBusters team and its coalition in September last year, implemented by a public representative as a policy maker.

It represented the fourth claim which was to introduce and hold a recall election as an immediate alternative to the Anti-Hopping law.

On July 20, #RasuahBusters leader Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub once again came forward to urge the government and the 220 Parliament members to amend the law based on what was presented.

The demand garnered a response from the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar on Friday who stated that the government viewed the demands seriously.

He explained that efforts were made to meet the demands but would need some time to implement.

He stated the demands could not be implemented immediately based on the current situation as there were over 20 bills that needed to be approved in Dewan Rakyat.

Other than the demands to introduce the Anti-Party Hopping Act, the second claim is to bring forward the presentation and implementation of the Political Funding Act.

The purpose of the bill was to manage public and private funds for political parties as a means of preventing corruption while simultaneously made the political funding process more responsible.

Although the bill may not be presented at the current session of the Parliament but the effort showed the seriousness of all parties to ensure that the transformation of the country's legislations, institutional structure and governance could be achieved.