MELAKA: Police have opened 18 investigation papers into various offences, including mischief and alleged bribery, during the campaign period for the state election.
Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said 19 police reports had been received during the period, with one classified as ROR (refer to another report) because it was related to the same incident.
He said mischief involving property damage under Section 427 of the Penal Code recorded the highest number, with eight cases.
This was followed by four cases investigated under Section 10 of the Election Offences Act 1954, involving allegations of bribery.
“Another investigation paper each was opened under Sections 379/427 and 435/427 of the Penal Code, Section 506 of the Penal Code and Section 9 of the Election Offences Act 1954, Sections 427/506 of the Penal Code, and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955.s
“One other investigation paper involved Section 4 of the Sedition Act, Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, and Section 4(A) of the Election Offences Act 1954,” he said in a statement today.
Dzulkhairi said the reports were lodged by candidates’ representatives, political parties and members of the public.