Election petition process to be settled within a year

 

KUANTAN: The entire general election results petition process can be settled within a year if everything goes smoothly, said Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria.

He said judges who would be selected to preside over the cases had been advised to get ready and dispose of it within six months.

"Otherwise it will not go in line with the law and the decision will be late. This is because there is still the appeal process which will take another six months," Arifin told reporters after attending the opening ceremony of the new Kuantan Court Complex in Indera Mahkota here on Monday.

He added that so far, the judiciary had always complied with the provisions under the Elections Act.