Sosma vote recount shows govt Bill defeated by a single vote, says Speaker

By MARTIN CARVALHO, ASHLEY TANG and FATIMAH ZAINAL

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Thursday, 24 Mar 2022
3:27 PM MYT

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KUALA LUMPUR: A recount of votes for Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) amendment revealed that the government Bill was defeated by a single vote, says Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun(pic).

The revelation came to light when Datuk Seri Salim Shariff (BN-Jempol) was said to have mistakenly marked Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh (BN-Besut) as absent when votes were being tallied on the Bill on Wednesday (March 23).

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Tags / Keywords: Sosma , Vote , Recount , Accident , Speaker , Dewan Rakyat , Parliament

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Sosma vote recount shows govt Bill defeated by a single vote, says Speaker