GRABBING OF POWER IN PERAK IS UNLAWFUL

Dr Mahathir shows a keris he received as a souvenir at the event.
Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has hit out at the manner by which the Barisan Nasional took over Perak. He said mistakes, bad strategy and carelessness in the Feb 5 power grab, orchestrated by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, had led to the current crisis in the state.
He said “You cannot topple a menteri besar or a prime minister without a no-confidence vote in the assembly. There is no other provision.
Umno-BN was too careless and did not wait for an assembly but instead asked the Ruler to sack the menteri besar.

As far as I know, there is no such provision in the Perak or Federal Constitution. Because this may be in conflict with the law, we find that people will not comply. Because we started on the wrong foot, people are now against us,”
Dr Mahathir said that BN should have done it properly and not "be in conflict with the law" as the courts may now rule that the Sultan has no right to sack a menteri besar. He added that a Sultan could only reject a candidate for one of his choice after an election but even this candidate could be defeated in the assembly by a vote.
The veteran politician said BN should have "followed the laws of the country, especially the constitution."

Courtesy: The malaysian Insider