Court: Preliminary objections against Sg Udang election petition on Feb 7, 11
The Malacca High Court has set Feb 7 and 11 to hear preliminary objections by the Election Commission (EC) and two others against an election petition filed by Mohamad Ali Mohamad who lost in the recent Malacca state election.
Mohamad Ali was the BN candidate for the Sungai Udang state seat.
He filed an election petition on Dec 14 to annul the...
The Malacca High Court has set Feb 7 and 11 to hear preliminary objections by the Election Commission (EC) and two others against an election petition filed by Mohamad Ali Mohamad who lost in the recent Malacca state election.
Mohamad Ali was the BN candidate for the Sungai Udang state seat.
He filed an election petition on Dec 14 to annul the victory of Perikatan Nasional (PN)'s Dr Mohd Aleef Yusof, alleging there were elements of corruption in the constituency during the election.
The High Court will also be hearing preliminary objections by Mohd Aleef and the returning officer for the state seat during the election which took place on Nov 20.
Senior federal counsel S Narkunavaty who represents the EC and the returning officer said the dates were fixed by Seremban High Court Judge Azman Abdullah during case management.
Azman was appointed to preside the petition.
In Mohamad Ali's petition, he named Mohd Aleef who won with a majority of 530 votes in the four-cornered fight, the returning officer for the state seat during the election, and the EC as the first to third respondents.
Mohamad Ali claimed that Mohd Aleef committed corrupt practices in the election under Section 32(c) of the Election Offences Act 1954.
He has sought a declaration that Mohd Aleef was not duly elected in the election and that the election in the constituency was null and void, besides other orders or relief deemed appropriate by the court.
In his petition, he also claimed Mohd Aleef was a member of the Hang Tuah Jaya Umno Division Youth Committee before being nominated by Bersatu to contest in Sungai Udang.
He said Mohd Aleef was never elected as an assemblyperson before, or ever contested in any election in the area, and had to rely on Tanah Merah MP Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz to introduce himself to voters.
Ikmal Hisham is a former Umno member who joined Bersatu after the defeat of BN to Pakatan Harapan in the 14th general election. He resigned from Umno and joined Bersatu in 2019.
- Bernama
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