Umno retains Sipitang

KOTA KINABALU: The Sipitang parliamentary seat remains under Umno, while the Kundasang and Sook state seats, by Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), respectively.
This followed a decision by the Special Election Court judge Datuk Lee Heng Cheong in allowing the preliminary objections by the candidates concerned against a petition filed by Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) candidates for the three seats to quash the 14th general election results for the three constituencies.
The objections were filed by Yamani Hafez Musa, Dr. Joachim Gunsalam and Datuk Ellron Angin, who won the Sipitang, Kundasang and Sook seat, respectively, in the last general election, against a petition filed by the Warisan candidates for the seats concerned, namely, Noor Hayaty Mustapha, Siriman@ Mohd Fazid Basir and Martin Tomy@ Tommy.
The judge also ordered the petitioners to pay the cost of RM20,000 to Yamani Hafez, Dr Juachim and Ellron, respectively, and RM5,000 each to the returning officer in their respective constituency and the Election Commission. — Bernama