Umno files petition to reject Marang, Kemanan, Kuala T'ganu GE15 elections over vote buying
16 Jan 2023 04:11pm
Terengganu Umno chief Datuk Seri Ahmad Said with Umno lawyer Amin Othman (left)
Ahmad claimed said voters received between RM500 to RM1,000 per household from Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidates during GE15.
"I have never seen in my nine times of contesting a general election over large amount of money distributed to voters during the campaign," he alleged during a press conference here at Menara Datuk Onn here, today.
Umno lawyer Amin Othman said that around 20 witnesses came forward to cooperate and testify against PN candidates who won in the three constituencies.
"Most of the witnesses are new voters aged from 18 to 21 years old," Amin said.
"We have presented these three petitions to the respondents who won including Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang (Marang seat)," he added.
Ahmad was defeated in Kemaman with a majority of 27,179 votes against Pas candidate Che Alias Hamid.
Marang was won by Hadi with a majority of 41,729 votes in a four-cornered contest, while Kuala Terengganu was retained by PAS candidate Amzad Hashim with a majority of 40,907 votes against three challengers.
Sinar Daily is awaiting comments from Pas leaders over the allegations.
