Royal Court Should Not Be Over-hasty - Karpal - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- DAP chairman Karpal Singh said Tuesday that the Royal Court of Selangor should not be over-hasty in making remarks against him.

"I did not make any specific allegation against the Sultan of Selangor," he told the media at the Parliament lobby here.

Karpal was referring to a newspaper article that the Royal Court of Selangor had rebuked him for purportedly implying that Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah was interfering in executive matters of the state.

The royal court said in a statement Monday that as the sultan, it was perfectly within the constitutional parameters for him to express his views and make opinions concerning any matter pertaining to his subjects.

The royal court has said that the statement by Karpal as reported by an evening paper on May 6, was very misleading.

Karpal said in view of there being no specific allegations against the Sultan of Selangor, the royal court should have been sober in its language.

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