Lawyer Baharudeen Ariff said the hearings for the Masjid Tanah and Kemaman parliamentary seats will be held online on Tuesday.

“Another two appeals (Putrajaya and Gua Musang) have also been fixed to be heard on June 19,” said Baharudeen, a member of a legal team representing BN candidates who lost against Perikatan Nasional (PAS or Bersatu) candidates in the last general election (GE15).

“Should any of the appeals be allowed, the case will be sent back for the merits of the petition to be heard by the election judge,” he told FMT.

The election petition for the Segamat seat, where the candidate for BN lost to his Pakatan Harapan (PH) counterpart, has been fixed for case management on May 9.

Baharudden said BN’s challenge to unseat PAS candidates for the Marang and Kuala Terengganu seats are still being heard in on-going trials after preliminary objections were dismissed.

Meanwhile, a senior federal counsel said appeals to the Federal Court have also been filed for the Putatan, Tenom and Tuaran parliamentary seats in Sabah. However, no hearing dates have been fixed yet.

The government lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said no appeals were filed by petitioners for the Lubok Antu (Sarawak) and Sandakan (Sabah) seats.

The Attorney-General’s Chambers is involved in election petitions filed for the five seats in Sabah and Sarawak as petitioners had included the Election Commission (EC) and returning officers as respondents.