Lawmakers should not automatically lose their seats if they are sacked by their parties, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.<br /><br />Muhyiddin Yassin (Perikatan Nasional-Pagoh) said under the law, even a convicted MP will not lose their seat until all legal avenues are exhausted.<br /><br />However, if anti-hopping laws allow the fate of an MP to be decided by their party leadership, then it would be subject to abuse, the former prime minister argued.
