SIBU: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) has filed an election petition to nulify the result of the contest for the Pelagus seat in the April 16 state election.PRS Pelagus division chief Philimon Nuing accompanied by party Information chief Wilson Nyabong and lawyer Sim Hoi Chuan filed the petition at the Sibu High Court today.
According to Nyabong, who is the Pelagus seat director of operations, the party had “very good reason to believe that money politics was involved there in the state election”.
The petition was filed before senior assistant registrar Suhailla Selag.
In the election, PRS/BN candidate Stanley Nyitar @ Unja ak Malang was involved in a three-cornered fight with Edward Sumbang of Parti Keadilan Rakyat and George Lagong who stood as an independent.
George won the election with a 2,837-vote majority.
He garnered 5,740 votes against 2,903 obtained by Stanley and the 1,171 obtained by Edward.
The voter turnout was 9,986. This is the first petition filed after the election. – Bernama