In a statement, Yong said it was ironic that DAP Youth had cited the constitutional crisis of Perak when retaliating against criticism by Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who said any change in leadership must go through a democratic process.

DAP Youth Chief Wong Kah Woh had said that Zahid should be reminded that Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was then DPM, was the mastermind of the constitutional crisis in Perak in 2009, which led to the elected state government being replaced.

“To me it is ironic for DAP and those who quoted the Perak crisis case to support their call to remove Najib now as they are the same people who criticised the decision of the Federal Court at that time, and also the then Sultan of Perak, the late Sultan Azlan Shah to remove then MB Nizar Jamaluddin.

“One needs to understand the facts and laws of that case instead of making references to it blindly,” said Yong who is also a lawyer.

In the Perak case, three assemblymen declared they no longer supported the Pakatan Rakyat leadership and instead threw their support behind Barisan Nasional.

“Nizar then had an audience with Sultan Azlan Shah to request for dissolution of the Legislative Assembly but the Sultan directed him to tender the resignation from the State Executive Council as Nizar no longer commanded the confidence of the majority of the members of the legislative assembly.”

“So unless those who orchestrated the Citizens’ Declaration are prepared to have an audience with the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong to justify that the PM has lost the majority support in the Dewan Rakyat or request for a dissolution, it is not right to quote the Perak constitutional crisis case to support their views.”

Yong said in matters pertaining to the constitution, the rule of law and due process should be followed.