PAS man should face charges over election win, says Bersih

 

Ahmad Amzad Hashim’s victory in a Kuala Terengganu parliamentary election last year was annulled by the election court. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: Former MP Ahmad Amzad Hashim of PAS should be charged in court after his election victory in Kuala Terengganu was annulled because of vote-buying, says electoral watchdog Bersih.

The group’s chairman, Thomas Fann, said the court’s decision to nullify Ahmad’s win in the 2022 general election showed that corruption had taken place.

“However, the candidate is not being charged for committing the election offence, which means that if he wants to run for the seat again, he can do so.

“Where is the justice then? I say he should be charged because (the offence) was proven,” he said, according to New Straits Times.

The Terengganu election court on June 27 had nullified Ahmad’s election in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat following allegations of vote-buying.

Ahmad won by a majority of 40,907 votes over Zubir Embong of Barisan Nasional in November 2022 for a second term after first being elected in 2018. The seat has been held by PAS since 2013.Earlier today, PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said the party will not challenge the court’s decision and is ready for a by-election. He also said it is highly possible that PAS would field Ahmad again, since he is still eligible to defend his seat. - FMT