Perak To Sue EC

By LEE MENG FUN/ Sin Chew Daily

The Perak state government will file the case in court if Election Commission (EC) not going to withdraw its decision not to hold by-elections in Changkat Jering and Behrang, said Perak state Exco member Nga Kor Ming.

Nga said the EC's decision has violated the clause 113 in Federal Constitution and it was beyond EC's authorities.

"If EC not going to withdraw its decision, chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusuf should resign," Nga told Sin Chew Daily when contacted here, Tuesday (3 Feb).

He said the EC's action was not right because the commission did not summon both assemblymen before the decision was made.

"Moreover, EC has no right to the letter of resignation from Mohd Osman Jailu as the Assemblyman for Changkat Jering and Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi as the Assemblyman for Behrang."

Nga said Abdul Aziz has lost credibility and he should resign.

The Election Commission Tuesday decided that the Perak State Legislative Assembly seats for Changkat Jering (N14) and Behrang (N58) are not vacant as they are still held by the incumbent Assemblymen.

Its Chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusuf, said this was because the EC found that there were doubts over the letters of resignation from Mohd Osman Jailu as the Assemblyman for Changkat Jering and Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi as the Assemblyman for Behrang.

"The EC had looked into the matter thoroughly from the various legal aspects and hereby inform that there are doubts over the resignation letters by the incumbent Assemblymen for the two seats.

"It is also in view of the fact that both Assemblymen have consciously confirmed that both letters are not authorised," he told reporters here.