Wikipedia says: Coma is a state of unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened; fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound; lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle; and does not initiate voluntary actions.
A person in a state of coma is described as being comatose.
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FMT publishes Academic: Fourth PM to blame for Constitution in ‘coma’, with extracts from that article as follows:
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A person in a state of coma is described as being comatose.
Prompt medical attention by doctors is necessary help comatose patient(s) to recover.
But in Malaysia, a doctor has been alleged to have put Malaysia's Constitution, which protects people and their rights, into a coma. The doctor also happens to be a former PM of Malaysia, specifically its fourth.
KUALA LUMPUR: Law professor Azmi Sharom says the Federal Constitution is in a coma, with its “health” having gone downhill since Malaysia’s fourth prime minister took over the country’s reins.
He said this at the launch of a book on Malaysia’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the country’s fourth prime minister. He was blamed for “destroying” the judiciary, curbing the power of the monarchy and strengthening the executive branch by placing the Election Commission and other agencies under the direct purview of the Prime Minister’s Department.
However, after leaving Umno for the third time and forming new party PPBM, Mahathir has been touted as a possible candidate for prime minister to lead the opposition in its efforts to oust Barisan Nasional in the next general election (GE14). This is despite the PPBM chairman ruling out any chance of returning as PM.
“I would describe the health of the Federal Constitution as being in a coma, and it was put there by those who came after Tunku. It especially went downhill after the fourth prime minister (took over the reins),” Azmi said at the book launch held in Bangsar Village II here today.
“Tunku was a lawyer. He understood the value of law, the rule of law and the protection given to the people under the Federal Constitution. This lack of understanding is plaguing the country now.
“When you give it to a doctor, everything goes haywire.”
He said this at the launch of a book on Malaysia’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the country’s fourth prime minister. He was blamed for “destroying” the judiciary, curbing the power of the monarchy and strengthening the executive branch by placing the Election Commission and other agencies under the direct purview of the Prime Minister’s Department.
However, after leaving Umno for the third time and forming new party PPBM, Mahathir has been touted as a possible candidate for prime minister to lead the opposition in its efforts to oust Barisan Nasional in the next general election (GE14). This is despite the PPBM chairman ruling out any chance of returning as PM.
“I would describe the health of the Federal Constitution as being in a coma, and it was put there by those who came after Tunku. It especially went downhill after the fourth prime minister (took over the reins),” Azmi said at the book launch held in Bangsar Village II here today.
“Tunku was a lawyer. He understood the value of law, the rule of law and the protection given to the people under the Federal Constitution. This lack of understanding is plaguing the country now.
“When you give it to a doctor, everything goes haywire.”
And you want to vote for him?
