A Terengganu state assemblyperson has filed a petition in court to challenge amendments to state laws which have enabled Terengganu Umno to take over ownership of Malay reserve land in the state.

Bandar state assemblyperson Azan Ismail told Malaysiakini that he decided to file the petition due to the lack of "logical explanation" from the Terengganu state government in relation to amendments made to Section 9 of the state's Malay Reserve Land Enactment in May 2015.