KULAI JAYA: DAP will suggest PAS boycott the upcoming Kuala Besut by-election in Terengganu in protest of the alleged “dirty tactics” used by the Election Commission (EC) in GE13, said party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.

He said that the matter would be brought up in Pakatan Rakyat’s next supreme council meeting.

He added that the move was to boycott the EC for “the lack of explanation and dubious tactics they came up with regarding the indelible ink in the GE13”.

“However, it is still up to PAS to decide whether they want to boycott or not as it is their seat and they have the ultimate say in the matter,” he said when attending the opening of the first community centre in the country in Taman Indahpura here Sunday.

The Kuala Besut seat fell vacant following the death of Dr A. Rahman Mokhtar, 55, on Wednesday. He retained the seat in the general election by beating PAS’ Napisah Ismail with a majority of 2,434 votes.

– THE STAR