Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and four other lawmakers failed in their appeal to quash then-premier Muhyiddin Yassin’s royal advice for suspension of Parliament during the emergency.

In a unanimous ruling today, the three-person Court of Appeal bench chaired by Has Zanah Mehat dismissed the appeals by Port Dickson MP Anwar and the four other lawmakers.

The other appellants are Pulai MP Salahuddin Ayub, Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul, Tebing Tinggi assemblyperson Abdul Aziz Bari....