TERENGGANU Umno has been asked to lodge reports with the Election Commission (EC) and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over allegations of vote buying during the 15th General Election in November 2022 (“Lodge reports with EC, MACC over vote-buying claim, Ahmad Maslan tells Terengganu Umno”, The Star, Jan 22, 2023; online at bit.ly/star_buyvote).
Gratification and corrupt practices are offences under the MACC Act 2009 and the Election Offences Act 1954 respectively. Under the MACC Act, gratification is defined as: