MARANG: PAS will not be fielding an “imported” candidate in the Aug 12 Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, says its vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.
However, the Terengganu Mentri Besar does not rule out any last-minute changes, as the list has not been finalised.
“There are many candidates at the moment, we are still refining the matter.
“The name of the incumbent, Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim, is on the list for now ... we will decide in a day or two,” he said at the groundbreaking ceremony for Yayasan Terengganu’s Sekolah Menengah IMTIAZ complex here yesterday, Bernama reported.
On June 27, the Terengganu Election Court nullified the victory of Ahmad Amzad of PAS in Kuala Terengganu during the 15th General Election last year, after finding that the petitioner, Datuk Mohd Zubir Embong of Barisan Nasional, had succeeded in proving that corruption had taken place with the aim of influencing voters.
On July 8, PAS decided that it would not appeal against the court’s decision.
