PAS won't appeal election court decision

PAS will not appeal the election petition decision for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat.

This was announced by lawyer Wan Rohimi Wan Daud, who represented Ahmad Amzad Hashim, the PAS candidate for Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat, in the last general election.

He said PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang confirmed the decision at the PAS central meeting currently being held at a hotel in Kuala Terengganu.

“PAS is ready to hold the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election simultaneously with the state elections, which will be held on Aug 12,” he said via WhatsApp today.

On June 27, the Terengganu election court nullified the victory of Ahmad Amzad Hashim, who represented PAS at the 15th general election (GE15), following allegations of vote-buying.

Judge Mohd Firuz Jaffril said the petitioner, BN candidate Mohd Zubir Embong, proved that corruption had taken place, intending to influence voters in GE15.

On Jan 3 this year, state Umno filed a petition at the Kuala Terengganu High Court to annul the GE15 results for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat per Election Offences Act 1954.

According to state Umno chief Ahmad Said, the points raised in the petition were allegations that PAS had bribed voters by distributing financial aid through the i-Pencen, i-Belia and i-Siswa initiatives, between Nov 15 and 17, 2022, just days before GE15.

Ahmad Amzad won the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat in GE15 with a majority of 40,907 votes, defeating three other challengers, including Zubir.

- Bernama