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- Three men to be charged for election-related offences
- Singapore confirms Ghani Othman did not commit offence during GE13 campaigning
- Rural-based PRS will only accept posts related to people
| Three men to be charged for election-related offences Posted: 17 May 2013 06:42 AM PDT PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Solicitor-General II Datuk Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah said three men will charged in the Magistrate's Court for committing election-related offences. One will be charged in the Magistrate's Court in Yan, Kedah on Sunday for intentionally causing hurt to the complainant armed with a knife, he told a press conference here Friday. Two more men, one will be charged in the Magistrate's Court in Klang and Keningau, Sabah respectively on Monday for intentionally causing hurt to the complainants. Tun Abdul Majid said that since Monday, 25 cases have been directed for further investigation, but no further action will be taken on 29 cases. - Bernama |
| Singapore confirms Ghani Othman did not commit offence during GE13 campaigning Posted: 17 May 2013 06:40 AM PDT SINGAPORE: The Singapore authorities have clarified there was no offence on the part of former Johor menteri besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman when he visited the republic during the campaigning period for the general election. In response to media queries and a police report on Abdul Ghani allegedly canvassing for votes in Singapore on May 2, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs issued the following statement: "The Singapore Police Force confirms that a report was lodged regarding Mr Ghani's visit to Singapore on May 2, 2013. The police's assessment is that no offence is disclosed from this report. "The acts referred to in the report such as arriving in Singapore, having breakfast or speaking to reporters do not constitute an offence. "In the case of Mr Ghani, it would appear that there was no campaigning, although some members of his team were wearing campaign shirts," it said. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has registered with the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore that campaigning activities by foreigners are not allowed in Singapore. "In particular, the wearing of campaign shirts by some of Mr Ghani's team in Singapore during the Malaysian General Election period could be misconstrued and such cases should not recur." Ghani lost to DAP's Lim Kit Siang in the Gelang Patah parliamentary seat by a majority of 14,762 votes. |
| Rural-based PRS will only accept posts related to people Posted: 17 May 2013 06:51 AM PDT KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak's parliamentarians should be given Cabinet posts that are relevant to the people they represent, says president Tan Sri James Jemut Masing. Masing told reporters after chairing a special supreme council meeting at the party headquarters near Jalan Pending here that being a rural-based party, PRS would not accept other posts given to it. He said the rural areas of Sarawak, being Barisan's "fixed deposit", should be taken care of properly, otherwise the voters would withdraw their support. "That is what we are worried about," he said adding that he would meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on the party's disappointment over the appointment of its MPs as federal ministers. He said Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum's decision not to accept a deputy tourism minister's position reflected the attitude and pride of the new generation of Dayaks who felt that if something was not done properly, they would stand their ground. In this respect, he said PRS' stand was that the party be given posts or portfolios that were relevant to the people it represented and it would not accept just any post. "We think that whatever position is given to PRS must be one which can be of help to the rural people. Not just any position will do. It's the portfolio that counts most," he said. Asked what portfolio would be appropriate for PRS, he said it could be anything that dealt with the progress and well-being of the rural people in the state. Asked if PRS would pull out of Barisan if its request was not met, Masing said that had never crossed their mind, adding: "We are true blue Barisan people." On PRS deputy president Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun's hesitation to accept the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department post, Masing said it was because it was not known what responsibility Entulu would have. |
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