Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak says that Umno will respect the High Court decision declaring the Kota Siputeh state seat in Kedah vacant and await the outcome of an expected appeal.
The seat was declared vacant yesterday after the court decided in favour of the state assembly Speaker that Datuk Abu Hassan Sarif was absent without leave for two consecutive state assemblies.
“We’ll respect the court’s decision. We’ll work according to the system. If we can appeal, we will appeal and take it from there. Whatever the court decides, we have to abide by it,” Najib told reporters today in a press conference at the BioMalaysia biotechnology convention here.
High Court judge Datuk Alizatul Khair Osman Khairuddin ruled yesterday that the Election Commission had encroached on the Speaker’s powers when it decided that Abu Hassan was still the state representative despite being told by the Speaker that the seat had been ruled vacant.
Umno lawyer Datuk Hafarizam Harun said he plans to file an appeal against the decision today.
If a by-election is held, it will be the eighth this year, of which Barisan Nasional has won only two, including the Bagan Pinang by-election last month.
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Who is who and what is what.
There is the Kedah speaker fighting to protect the constitution. Then, there is UMNO whose member is the subject matter. There is the EC a supposedly independent institution of malaysia.
I understand the role of the speaker. I can understand the role of UMNO, a politicial party which stand to lose the seat if the court rule against the EC .
But I am confused over the role of th EC,. Was the EC fighting to protect the its role or was it to defend UMNO?
Mr PM are you to talking to UMNO members or the rakyat?
In general I don't trust your words and it is even more with the Malaysian Judiciary.
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