Akmal Saleh willing to sit out Melaka polls if court case hurts BN chances

PETALING JAYA, Oct 26 — Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Akmal Saleh says he is prepared to give up his bid to defend the Merlimau state seat in the Melaka election on November 14 if the court case he faces hurts Umno and Barisan Nasional’s chances at the polls.

According to Berita Harian , Akmal said he had conveyed his position to Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, stressing that the party’s interests must come before his personal ambitions.

“If this case is seen as something that could tarnish the party’s image, I have told the Umno president that I am willing not to contest if I am considered a burden to the party’s chances of winning,” he was quoted as saying.

The 38-year-old said Umno had entrusted him with defending the Merlimau seat, although the final decision would only be known on nomination day. He added that he was also prepared to make way for another candidate if the party believed someone else stood a better chance of securing victory.

On August 22 last year, Akmal pleaded not guilty to a charge under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code over a Facebook post allegedly causing public alarm. The offence carries a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction.

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八打灵再也，10月26日讯——巫统青年团团长拿督阿克马尔·沙利赫医生表示，如果他面临的法庭案件损害了巫统和国阵在11月14日马六甲州选举中卫冕马六甲州议席的机会，他准备放弃竞选。

据《每日新闻》报道，阿克末表示，他已向国阵主席兼巫统主席拿督斯里艾哈迈德扎希传达了自己的立场，强调党的利益必须优先于他的个人野心。

据报道，他表示：“如果此事被认为会损害党的形象，我已经告诉巫统主席，如果我被认为是党获胜机会的负担，我愿意不参选。”

这位38岁的候选人表示，巫统已委托他捍卫梅里茂选区的议席，但最终结果要等到提名日才能揭晓。他还补充说，如果党内认为其他人更有可能赢得选举，他也准备让位给其他候选人。

去年8月22日，阿克马尔对一项指控拒不不认罪，该指控称他违反了《刑法》第505(b)条，即他在Facebook上发布的帖子涉嫌引起公众恐慌。该罪名最高可判处两年监禁、罚款或两者并罚。

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