KANGAR, Jan 2 — Three former Perlis assemblymen today filed an originating summons against Perlis Speaker Rus’sele Eizan and the Perlis State Legislative Assembly over the declaration of casual vacancies in the seats they formerly represented.
They are Chuping ex-assemblyman Saad Seman, Bintong ex-assemblyman Fakhrul Anwar Ismail, and Guar Sanji ex-assemblyman Mohd Ridzuan Hashim.
The originating summons was filed by lawyer Mohd Jamil Yaacob of Messrs Srihana Mohamad & Partners, who is representing them at the Kangar High Court.
The three are seeking a court declaration that Rus’sele’s decision to declare their seats vacant was improper, null and void, invalid and defective, as well as any other relief or orders deemed appropriate by the court.
The suit names the Speaker as first defendant and the Perlis assembly as second defendant.
On December 25, Rus’sele announced the Chuping, Bintong and Guar Sanji seats were casually vacant after the membership of the three PAS representatives for those constituencies ceased with immediate effect in accordance with Clause (1)(a)(ii) of Article 50A of the Perlis Constitution.
