Treat party-candidate agreements with extreme caution, courts told

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The former law minister says the anti-hopping law should suffice to penalise politicians and there is no need for hefty compensation demands.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/08/07/treat-party-candidate-agreements-with-extreme-caution-courts-told/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ZaidIbrahim #AntiHopingLaw #JailaniKhamis #Umno

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00:00Agreements between political parties and their election candidates must be treated with extreme

00:07caution by the courts.

00:09Former Law Minister Zayed Ibrahim criticised such agreements, referring to the High Court's

00:14order issued to former PKL Vice President Zureyda Kamaruddin last year, which required

00:19her to pay RM10 million in damages for breaching a party bond she signed more than six years

00:24ago.

00:25He said the decision has emboldened parties like UMNO, which has demanded RM100 million

00:30from its former Ramdya Assemblyman Jailani Khamis after his move to pass.

00:35Zayed said he would not be surprised if political parties stipulate higher figures in their

00:39agreements with candidates in the next general election in 2027.

00:44The former MP added that the anti-hopping law already serves as a deterrent and given

00:48that candidates work hard for their parties, it should be sufficient that their seats be

00:52forfeited if they switch parties.

00:56Sam Wichua, FMT News.

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