A candidate for the Umno supreme council was allegedly beaten when he was submitting his nomination form at Umno headquarters,Sinar Harian reported today.
The incident happened at approximately 9.30am on nomination day yesterday when the 57-year old victim, went to register as a candidate for the Umno supreme council at Putra World Trade Centre, said the Malay daily.
It quoted an anonymous source as saying that the incident happened due to unhappiness that the victim wanted to challenge a particular division-level candidate.
"He is believed to be beaten by an individual who was hired by someone who has vested interests. I can't reveal more," the source was quoted saying.
The incident happened at approximately 9.30am on nomination day yesterday when the 57-year old victim, went to register as a candidate for the Umno supreme council at Putra World Trade Centre, said the Malay daily.
It quoted an anonymous source as saying that the incident happened due to unhappiness that the victim wanted to challenge a particular division-level candidate.
"He is believed to be beaten by an individual who was hired by someone who has vested interests. I can't reveal more," the source was quoted saying.
The candidate is unnamed in the article. However Dang Wangi OCPD Zainuddin Ahmad (right) is quoted as confirming that the police have received a report on the matter and are investigating.
There are 64 candidates contesting for 25 positions for Umno supreme council committee members in the Oct 19 supreme council election.
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