PAS central working committee member Nik Amar Nik Abdullah said that the controversy surrounding the purported revocation of the emergency ordinances (EO) is "not a big issue".

"It is not a big issue. The opposition is making it an issue (when it is) a technical issue that can be corrected," Nik Amar told reporters in Kota Bharu, according to Astro Awani.

Nik Amar said de facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan, who is PAS secretary-general, had informed Parliament on July 26 of the cabinet's decision to revoke the emergency ordinances (EO) because the emergency proclamation is set to expire on Aug 1.

"The decision (by the government) was to revoke the EO. If there is no more emergency...