Court dismisses challenge to Hadi’s Marang seat

Court dismisses challenge to Hadi’s Marang seat

Terengganu Umno had accused the PAS leader of using state funds to bribe voters.

The Terengganu election court has dismissed an Umno petition against PAS leader Abdul Hadi Awang, who was accused of bribing voters in the last general election.
KUALA TERENGGANU:
Terengganu Umno has lost in its bid to remove PAS leader Abdul Hadi Awang from his Marang parliamentary seat, following a decision by the Terengganu election court to dismiss the case earlier today.

High Court judge Hassan Abdul Ghani, sitting as an election court judge, ruled that Umno candidate Jasmira Othman had failed to raise reasonable doubt and dismissed the case. He ordered Jasmira to pay Hadi RM50,000 in costs.

On Jan 3, Terengganu Umno filed a petition to annul the results for the Kuala Terengganu, Marang and Kemaman parliamentary seats in the last general election, in accordance with the Election Offences Act 1954.

Terengganu Umno chief Ahmad Said said among the points raised in the petition were allegations that PAS had bribed voters by distributing financial aid from the state government through the i-Pension, i-Belia and i-Student initiatives from Nov 15 to 17, 2022, just a few days before the polls.

In the November general election, Hadi won the Marang seat with a majority of 41,729 votes.

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