BN v Harapan court battle for Segamat seat postponed

Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, the lead counsel for BN candidate M Ramasamy in the appeal linked to an election petition over the Segamat parliamentary seat, was unwell and on medical leave (MC) today.

As a result, the apex court postponed to Aug 1 the hearing of Ramasamy’s appeal in the petition that targeted the electoral victory of Pakatan Harapan’s R Yuneswaran in the seat in last year’s 15th general election (GE15).

A three-person Federal Court bench chaired by...