BN to file 21 election petitions, says Tengku Adnan

(Bernama) – The Barisan Nasional has decided to file 21 election petitions on the results of the 13th general election, said its secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.

He said the Barisan had initially planned to file 50 petitions, but reduced the number to 21 save the court’s time and avoid unreasonable costs.

“After considering the advice from the special legal task force, Barisan decided to file 21 election petitions,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.

Tengku Adnan said Barisan did not want to raise petty issues in court and was convinced that the petitions filed had concrete reasons for consideration.

PKR, PAS and DAP filed 25 petitions from Monday until Wednesday for the parliamentary seats and 10 petitions for the state constituency seats in the general election.