Noticias

La Junta de Indultos de Malasia ha rechazado la solicitud de perdón real solicitada por la familia del líder de la oposición y diputado Anwar Ibrahim, condenado a cinco años por sodomía en lo que se considera una incriminación meramente política destinada a impedir su ascenso al poder.

PETALING JAYA:  In response to recent demonstrations by grassroots members against PKR elections outside party headquarters, Datuk Johari Abdul said that action will not be taken against them as they are merely exercising their freedom to assemble.

“We believe in lawful assembly. It is a citizen’s right as long as they do not cause disturbance in the neighbourhood. Many of them are youths and this is good training for them,” he said at a press conference at PKR headquarters on Wednesday.

PETALING JAYA: PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (pic) has warned outsiders not to cause trouble during the party’s elections.

She said there were cases of indiscipline in many of the party’s polling centres nationwide that actually been conducted democratically but was hijacked by non-members.

“Early findings from the PKR Election Committee show that the chaos during the voting process was caused by non-party members who were instigated by gangsters to do so.

PETALING JAYA: Badrul Hisham Shahrin, better known as Chegubard, has been suspended from PKR with immediate effect following his recent media outbursts criticising the party’s election process.

PKR disciplinary board chairman Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong said Badrul had also been issued a show-cause letter as to why he should not be sacked from the party.

“He has made a press statement claiming the election process is dirty and not transparent.

TELUK INTAN, May 28 (Bernama) -- Gerakan on Wednesday lambasted the DAP candidate for the Teluk Intan parliamentary by-election for what it described as her inconsistent stand on hudud.

The party's advisor, Datuk Chang Ko Youn, said Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud had at first defended DAP's position not to support hudud but in a later interview she had said she rejected hudud.

"Which is which?" he asked at a news conference.

TELUK INTAN, May 27 (Bernama) -- Gerakan Tuesday dismissed as untrue an opposition claim that Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Mah Siew Keong will be appointed a senator if he loses the Teluk Intan parliamentary by-election, polling for which is on Saturday.

Deputy president Dr Cheah Soon Hai explained that the party, at a central committee meeting several months ago, proposed the name of another individual for the senator's post.

GEORGE TOWN: All 17 polling centres in the Bukit Gelugor Parliamentary by-election closed at 5pm, Sunday.

The Election Commission (EC) had expected turnout for the by-election to reach 78 per cent but as at 4pm, 43,814 or 53.26 per cent of the voters had cast their ballots.

Counting of votes has begun at the vote tallying centre at Dewan Sri Pinang and the official results are expected to be out as early as 8pm Sunday.

Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat, Ramkarpal Singh Deo, today launched his manifesto, three days before polling day.

But it was Tanjong Member of Parliament (MP) Ng Wei Aik who made all the explanation on the projects to be implemented if Ramkarpal were to win the by-election.

Ramkarpal, the third son of the late Karpal Singh, said after 10 days of campaigning, he had identified six issues which had been included in his manifesto.

PETALING JAYA: An annou­ncement will be made in the next few days on the new election dates for the problematic divisions in the PKR party polls.

Twenty-seven divisions, including 10 in Selangor, were directed to carry out their elections again due to irregularities.

“The party election committee will convene a meeting before deciding on when to hold fresh polls for the problematic divisions.

“An announcement should be made in the next few days.