Federal Court orders full trial for Tasek Gelugor election petition

A five-member bench has today ordered that Tasek Gelugor election petition filed by Deputy Foreign Minister Marzuki Yahya go back for a full trial by the Election Court in Penang.

In a majority four-to-one decision, Chief Justice Richard Malanjum in ordering the case be remitted back, said the apex court viewed that it had met requirements of the Election Petition rules and merits a full trial.

"We remit back the case to the Election Court. No order is made to costs," he said.

Marzuki from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia had lost to Umno’s Shahbudin by 81 votes.

Central to the issue, said his lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali, is how the number of votes from the counting centres that were indicated on Form 14 was different than what was displayed on the screen of the tally centre.

[More to follow] - Mkini