Selangor polls: Election petitions to annul results of four seats will be filed soon, says MB

The Mentri Besar of Selangor, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, has announced that election petitions will soon be filed to contest the results of four seats won by Perikatan Nasional in the Selangor state election held last month. He stated that the petitions are currently being fine-tuned and discussed on behalf of PKR. He also mentioned that all necessary matters have been checked and the petitions will be filed once the process of the gazette decision is completed.

On August 29, the Election Commission (EC) gazetted the results and voting statements after the official tallying of the votes in six states, including Selangor. Prior to this, Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) were considering filing election petitions for four seats, namely Sungai Kandis, Taman Medan, Gombak Setia, and Dengkil. The margin of victory in these seats was low, with Pakatan-Barisan losing by 407 votes in Dengkil, 167 votes in Sungai Kandis, 58 votes in Gombak Setia, and 30 votes in Taman Medan.

Amirudin, who is also the Selangor Pakatan chairman, revealed that the matter had been discussed in a meeting of the political bureau and the State Leadership Council. A team of lawyers will conduct further research on the cases related to the four seats.

The election took place in six states, namely Kedah, Penang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Terengganu, and Kelantan, on August 12.

In related news, Amirudin stated that the cost of cleaning up an illegal dumpsite in Kapar, Klang is the responsibility of the land owner as a private property owner. However, he mentioned that the state government often intervenes and shares the cost with the landlord. If the landlord does not take responsibility, the state government will initiate the expropriation process. This action is necessary as the land use does not comply with the established land use conditions.

Previously, it was reported that the illegal dumpsite in Kapar contained an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 metric tonnes of rubbish, with the cost of cleaning possibly amounting to millions of ringgit.