PETALING JAYA: The three candidates who won the Tuaran, Putatan, and Tenom Parliamentary seats in Sabah in the 15th general election (GE15) will remain as elected representatives following a Federal Court decision Friday.
The court dismissed the election petition appeals brought by the unsuccessful candidates against the winners and the Election Commission .A three-member bench chaired by Justice Zabariah Yusof said there was no merit in the appeals. The bench, which included Justices Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal and Rhodzariah Bujang, also ordered the appellants to pay RM50,000 each to the respondents and the EC.
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