Court orders fresh polls for Rantau


SEREMBAN: A by-election will be held for the Rantau state seat in Negri Sembilan after a Special Election Court nullified the result of Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan who won the seat unopposed in the last general election.

Judge Datuk Azimah Omar handed down the judgment yesterday after having heard arguments from the lawyers of the petitioner Dr S. Streram and Mohamad, the first respondent, over 12 days.The court also heard the testimonies of 19 witnesses.

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