PUTRAJAYA: Two former Penang assemblymen failed yet again to challenge a motion passed by the state assembly that compelled them to vacate their seats.
In a unanimous decision yesterday, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals by former Sungai Acheh assemblyman Zulkifli Ibrahim and former Seberang Jaya assemblyman Dr Afif Bahardin.
The judgment was delivered by a three-judge panel.
“We find no error in the reasoning made by the High Court and we fully endorse the reasons of the High Court,” said Justice Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali, Bernama reported.
Zulkifli and Dr Afif were appealing against the Penang High Court’s decision on Dec 8 last year, which upheld the motion passed by the state legislative assembly declaring their seats vacant.
High Court judge Justice Anand Ponnudurai had ruled that Zulkifli and Dr Afif were rightly disqualified from the state legislative assembly following their expulsion from PKR, in accordance with Article 14A of the Penang state constitution, which prohibits party hopping.
After their expulsion from PKR, Zulkifli and Dr Afif joined Bersatu, prompting the motion for them to vacate their seats.
