KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The Umno appeals panel has unanimously rejected the appeal by Umno vice-president Datuk Mohd Ali Rustam against the decision to bar him from contesting in party elections next week.
Its chairman Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Kamaluddin said the panel upheld the Umno Disciplinary Board's decision to bar Mohd Ali him from contesting in the elections in line with Article 29(C) of the Umno constitution.
"Mohd Ali is appealing against the punishment. However, after considering all factors, his appeal is rejected," he said in a five-paragraph statement distributed to the media at the Umno headquarters here.
On Tuesday, the Umno Disciplinary Board barred the Melaka chief minister from contesting in the elections after finding him guilty of money politics.
Mohd Ali had been one of three contenders for the post of Umno deputy president.
The others are International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, and Rural and Regional Development Minister Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib.
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