AMANAH deputy president Salahuddin Ayub said ‘something is amiss’ about PAS’ decision not to submit an appeal against the result of the election petition for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat.

He said it was as if PAS admitted the existence of elements of corruption during the general election (GE).

“Not submitting an appeal simply means confessing. Why not appeal? If it is a technical issue, I think we can ignore it, but if people accuse them of corruption, of committing election corruption, if they don’t appeal, something is wrong.

“I think it’s strange because if they are really adamant that they didn’t commit bribery, then logically they should appeal the case at the Court of Appeal,” he told reporters in Kota Kinabalu today.

Yesterday, PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said the decision not to submit the appeal was to ensure the needs of the people was not neglected due to the absence of an MP, pending the case.

On June 27, the Terengganu election court annulled the victory of Ahmad Amzad Hashim who represented PAS in the GE, saying the petitioner, Barisan Nasional candidate Mohd Zubir Embong, succeeded in proving that corruption had taken place with the aim of influencing voters.

Amzad won the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat in the GE with a majority of 40,907 votes, defeating three other challengers, including Zubir. – Bernama, July 9, 2023.