Fahmi said a special unit will be set up to deal with 3R issues raised during the coming six state elections. Read:
"There is a need to set up a unit to ensure that during the entire duration of the state elections including the Kuala Terengganu by-election, no parties will take the opportunity to draw political support by abusing issues related to 3R.
On Tuesday , caretaker Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor claimed trial at the Sessions Courts in Selangor on two counts under the Sedition Act 1948 over a political speech in Selayang on July 11.Also on Tuesday , Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the government will hold discussions with relevant parties on Friday to assess existing laws and look into the need for a new law to deal with 3R matters.
The seat fell vacant after the Terengganu Election Court on June 27 cancelled the victory of Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim of PAS, which had chosen not to appeal the decision but to go for a by-election.
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