PKR election: Four men detained near Sungai Petani

ALOR STAR: Police detained four men aged between 20 and 40 following a commotion that resulted in injury during the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Merbok divisional election near Sungai Petani, today.
Kuala Muda District Police Chief, ACP Adzli Abu Shah said an individual was injured on the head during the scuffle that occurred between 12 and 12.30 noon and was given treatment as an outpatient at the Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim, Sungai Petani.
"We were made to understand that the election system was not smooth. The election system was down ... it went so slowly to the extent that it caused restlessness and a misunderstanding occurred between the people handling the election and the voting members," he said when contacted by Bernama today.
Adzli said subsequently police seized several sticks used as weapons during the commotion, in fact, the sticks were not brought from outside but were already there during the incident.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 148 for rioting. — Bernama