KIMANIS, Jan. 15 -- The police here have opened eight investigation papers on alleged election offences during the Kimanis by-election so far.

Beaufort district police chief Azmir Abdul Razak said that the eight police reports were made alleging, sedition, criminal defamation, and the destruction of election material.

"The reports are made from both camps. We will look into all of them, doesn't matter which side. As long as a police report is made, we will investigate," he said when speaking to reporters here today.

He also confirmed the arrest of a local man at a rally here this morning, for being in possession of an alleged weapon.

"Initially we thought he had a parang. Turned out to be a stick, that was meant to be used in a perfor...