Umno's Abu Hassan Sharif has been reinstated as the state assemblyperson for Kota Siputeh in Kedah.<br />This follows the Court of Appeal's decision today to overturn a 2009 Kuala Lumpur High Court decision which had declared the seat as vacated.<br /><br />The decision was a unanimous one by the appellate court's three-member panel led by Justice Ramly Ali, and overturns an earlier decision by Justice Alizatul Khair Osman Khairuddin.<br /><br />The other two judges are justices Linton Albert and Aziah Ali.<br /><br />Full story: http://malaysiakini.com/news/173378<br /><br />Camera: Hafiz Yatim
