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PORT DICKSON: The electoral commission today announced neighborhoods challenging Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's eligibility for the Port Dickson by-election.
Its chairman, Azhar Azizan Harun, said the commission had clarified the issue several times and that if an investigation were to be conducted, it would take a long time.
He added that the EC had received the application form and the letter of grace from Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Anwar and accepted them.
"If they are not satisfied, go to court (and) I will let the court decide. They must understand that the appointment lasts only one hour. If we have to investigate, it will take two or three months, if not a year … so go to court and ask the judge, "he told reporters after his visit to the Sekolah District Voting Center (PDM) Kebangsaan Port Dickson here.
He said this in response to a statement by Pas Secretary-General Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan, who had questioned Anwar's ability to contest the Port Dickson parliamentary election, as the president of PKR did not. not benefited from a free grace on the part of President Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Takiyuddin said that the Pas had not denied the total forgiveness granted to Anwar by Sultan Agong Sultan Muhammad V of Yang di-Pertuan in Anwar under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution, but that the CE had not interpreted the right of the PKR chairman to participate in the by-election.
On September 28, a 38-year-old Port Dickson elector, Noraziah Mohd Sharif, summoned a person to appear in court to have Anwar declared ineligible for a parliamentary seat. On October 8, Anwar filed a motion to strike the trial. .
The by-election was called after outgoing MP Datuk Danyal Balagopal Abdullah, 68, stepped down from his seat on September 12 to allow Anwar, newly elected president of PKR, to run for president. Parliament.
Anwar is facing a challenge for the siege of six other candidates, namely Lt. Col. Mohd Nazari Mokhtar de Pas and five independents – ex-president Negeri Sembilan menteri, Tan Sri Mohd's father Isa Abdul Samad; Former Anwar personal assistant, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan; Stevie Chan Ken Leong, social media personality; management consultant Kan Chee Yuen and a former lecturer at a private university, Lau Seck Yan, the only female candidate. – BERNAMA © Press of the new Straits Times (M) Bhd
