Only High Court can decide on by-election, says EC

(Bernama) – Only the High Court can decide on by-elections in relation to the 13th General Election, said Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof.

“The process does not just end at the High Court, however, as the final say is with the Federal Court,” he said after an interview on the Nasional FM radio station at Angkasapuri here today.

He said the EC would only comply with a High Court or Federal Court order to annul a parliamentary or state seat and to hold a by-election.

“Meanwhile, the EC cannot just declare a by-election on the urging of certain parties,” he said.

Furthermore, the EC has yet to determine the number of election petitions filed so far, he added.

“As of late yesterday evening the EC has not received a single petition, despite media reports saying a number of them had been filed,” he said.