FOR SURE, INEPT & INSECURE NAJIB & CO WILL NEVER ALLOW RAFIZI – ONE OF PAKATAN’S SHINING LIGHTS – TO CONTEST IN GE14

KUALA LUMPUR – Pandan lawmaker Rafizi Ramli has lost his eligibility to contest in the 14th general election (GE14) after he was sentenced to 30 months’ jail by the Shah Alam Sessions Court today.

Legal expert and lawyer Datuk Hasnal Rezua Merican said a conviction and a jail term which is more than one year, would render an individual ineligible to stand as an election candidate.

“Rafizi can appeal for a lesser sentence. However, if there is no decision on the appeal until GE14 is called, Rafizi is not eligible to contest. This is in line with present laws,” Hasnal told BH today.

The court sentenced Rafizi and former Public Bank clerk Johari Mohamad to 30 months’ jail each after both men were found guilty under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act, for illegally disclosing four accounts linked to National Feedlot Corporation and its executive chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail.

EC: Too soon to decide if Rafizi can contest in GE14

PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission today said PKR vice-president Mohd Rafizi Ramli will remain as Pandan member of parliament.

EC chairman Tan Sri Mohd Hashim Abdullah said this after Rafizi was found guilty of exposing four bank accounts related to National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) and its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail.

Hashim said it was too soon for EC to comment on Rafizi’s status as Pandan MP and whether he was eligible to contest in the upcoming general election.

“This is because Rafizi has the right to appeal (the court ruling) and he has yet to exhaust all legal options,” he said in a statement today.

The Shah Alam Sessions Court today sentenced Rafizi to 30 months in jail for exposing the bank accounts and for breaching the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989.

Judge Zamri Bakar handed down the sentence to Rafizi after finding him guilty of the offence.

– NST