KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): PKR president-elect Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has filed an application to strike out an originating summons by a voter in Port Dickson seeking a court declaration that Anwar is not qualified to contest any parliamentary seat. Lawyer J. Leela, representing Anwar, said the application to strike out the summons by Noraziah Mohd Shariff, 38, was made on grounds that she had no locus standi, and it was unfair. The application will be heard before High Court judge Datuk Azizah Nawawi on Tuesday (Oct 9), she said when contacted on Monday (Oct 8). She is also seeking a declaration that the pardon given to Anwar did not strike out his disqualification to contest a parliamentary seat following his conviction in a criminal case. Noraziah's originating summons was submitted together with a certificate of urgency for the court to hear the matter before the Port Dickson parliamentary by-election on Oct 13, as Anwar is a candidate.

Source: thestar October 08, 2018 10:07 UTC