DAP mulls filing election petition amid GE13 fraud claims
Syed Jaymal Zahiid, TMI
The DAP is mulling whether to challenge the Election 2013 results in the court by filing an election petition amid widespread allegations of fraud in a polls that saw the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition winning on minority support.
Party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng (picture), however, said his party was still conducting legal research and in the process of compiling the necessary data for the case and is expected to make an announcement soon.
“I think we should let our lawyer look into it first… we will make the necessary announcement soon,” he told a press conference after delivering his opening speech at a meeting with DAP lawmakers here.
Lim said its Puchong MP and lawyer Gobind Singh Deo will be spearheading the legal action.
