Penang abandons legal battle on election boundaries

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Lawyer Leong Cheok Keng says the state feels that the matter is now academic, but is prepared to take up the issue at another time.

Under the law, a voter, local or state government can challenge the Election Commission’s redrawing of boundaries once in a minimum of eight years.

“It is a lost opportunity, but the state is prepared to challenge the EC on another day,” he told FMT. Pakatan Harapan, led by DAP, was returned to power in Penang last year, winning 37 of the 40 seats in the legislative assembly despite claiming that the new boundaries were drawn to favour Barisan Nasional.

However, the legal challenges were thrown out, with the courts declaring that the EC’s proposals cannot be questioned by way of judicial review.

 

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