The EC held a talk this morning in KL to rebut the Bersih’s rally on July 9th. While there are expectation that the EC may finally see the light and take some of the Bersih demands to the politicians who hold back the electoral reforms the EC No. 2 Dato Wira Wan Ahmad chosed to parrot the BN politicians’ accusation that Bersih aim to topple the BN government through mass rallies, or at least help Opposition build momentum to capture Putrajaya. Well the best test on Bersih’s intention is for EC to accept the 8 very reasonable demands from Bersih and see if the group will continue its current agitation. It is only after talking had failed to produced results that civil society groups take to the streets-and this is happening all over the world. Similarly the EC’s faulting the Bersih for choosing the timing now to take action -mindful of a possible general election by year end -a possibility just reportedly confirmed by Pairin of PBS, is taking the civil society for fools. Would politicians listen after the elections, after they had secured the votes they desire so much? All over the world voters can only have the golden chance to plead their cases ahead of a poll-not after!
So what if the Opposition benefit from the Bersih march? The Bersih march put forward very reasonable demands-free and fair elections, which cannot be said to be partisan. If the BN decided to cling on to the current unfair elections methods to favour itself, then what is there to stop opposition parties to offer free and fair elections to win popular approval, and to advantage itself as well? Implicitly the EC is asking Bersih to stick with BN no matter what-that is a most indecent proposal of all if Bersih honestly want its demands met. All that Bersih do is consistent with what a democracy offers-without having to run in an election. EC’s call for Bersih to run in an election shows its lack of understanding on what democracy and elections are all about!
The only way for BN to starve off the Opposition taking advatage of Bersih’s demands and rally is simply to offer something better-but what are they? If BN don’t offer better policies to the voters then the people are entitled to vote according to what they see as better offer to them. If this situation build momentum for the Opposition what is the EC bother about? Isn’t the EC only paid to run the elections-and not bothered about whether the momentum favour the ruling parties? Certainly it is the BN’s job to turn the momentum to itself if it want to keep its job-not the EC’s.
When the EC parrot the BN’s accusation of the Bersih rally favouring the Opposition it is drawn into a debate where it has no role to side with anyone! In fact if the EC find the politicians are the ones who stop them from performing their jobs they should resign in protest and clear themselves of collusion with the BN politicians who want to win by unfair means-contrary to what UMNO/BN chief Najib claim at PPP convention that they don’t want to win without people’s support!
Subject: Malaysian Election Commission conducts Unfair Elections——>NGO Bersih wants Electoral Reforms for a Clean & Fair Election——–>March/Protest 9 July
Election Commission Conducts Unfair Elections
Bersih Malaysia, an NGO, is demanding for Fair & Clean Election from Election Commission (EC) because EC conducts Unfair Elections.
Bersih means Clean in the Malay language.
Bersih is fighting for Fair Elections for the People & Nations, whether BN or PR is in power.
Wan Ahmad Wan Omar is biased or stupid when he said Bersih is fighting for the opposition. But I think he is biased. He must stay NEUTRAL.
Wan Ahmad must not play dirty politics.
Only cheats, dishonest people, crooks, gangsters, devils, pseudo-religious people, unfair people conduct & support unfair elections.
UMNO has been able to remain in power since Independence in 1957. (Prof Azmi Sharom Star 30 June 2011)
From 1957 to 1062, the EC determined the delineations of constituencies & Commissioners had security of tenure. That was good.
But in 1962, the security of tenure was stripped away & govt in power (UMNO party) took over the delineation of Consituencies.
You cannot be playing the game & setting the Rules.
We must set Fair Rules whether BN or PK is in power. Any politician in power will abuse.
EC must be independent & non-partisan & don’t belong to any political party and its appendages.
Apparently a top EC official & former Deputy IGP Shamsuri Arshadis are member of Perkasa.
EC must be answerable only to Parliament.
UMNO leaders cannot instruct EC on how to delineate, postal votes etc You cannot be playing the game and setting the Rules.
EC should be made up of men with Honesty, Honour, Respect, Justice & Fairness.
EC should made up of respected Judges Empires and Referees who know about Fairness & Justice and judge a game.
EC top committee should be made up of various races as reflected in this multi-racial country.
EC must be non-partisan & Bersih has raised 8 Points to correct unfair elections.
Putrajaya Parliament seat has 6608 voters & Kapar Parliament seat has 112,224 voters. It is so glaring!
Even a moron can tell you it is unfair!!!
In Sarawak, elections are also unfair.
Malay Melanau (smallest group with less than 10% of population) has 27 Malay Melanau majority seats (doubled that of Chinese of 13 seats).
Iban (the biggest group about 55% of population) has 21 Iban majority seats, less than minority Melanau.
Chinese (2nd biggest group constitute 30% of population) has 13 Chinese majority seats
Bidayuh has 6 Bidayuh majority seats. Orang Hlu has 4 Orang Ulu majority seats.
N10 Pending (Chinese majority) has 29488 voters. N37 (Malay Melanau majority) has 7305 voters
This means N10 has 4 times the number of voters than N37
1 Malay Melanau vote = 4 Chinese voters This is ridiculous and a form of cheating !!!
BN (PBB 35, PRS 8, SUPP 6, SPDP 6) won 55 seats.BN got 54.5% of votes & got 77% of seats.
Opposition (DAP 12, PKR 3, Independent 1) won 16 seats. Opposition got 45.5% of votes and won 23% of seats.
This is an election.
If politicians & EC can cheat in Elections, they will cheat the People & Nation when they are in power.
EC must never be part of the Sleaze.
Complaints
1. Unequal delineation of constituencies
2. Massive votes buying. Stanley Jugol of SNAP said BN was involved in massive votes buying. BN is Mahathir’s Coalition.
3. Short campaign period though Sarawak is a Big State and takes many days to reach the interior.
4. 30% NOT registered as voters due to ignorance, no birth certificates by Natives, difficulties in registering etc
5. Mystery of Postal Votes
6. 50,000 citizens live outside Sarawak
7. Dead included in voting list
8. Threats & intimidations
9. Candidates not allowed to campaign in some long houses
10 Opposition not allowed access to TV. People want to listen to all sides to get informed views so that they can vote wisely.
There will be less ceramah, therefore less Police permits and less security problems
11 Activists like Sivaras, Wong C H, Ambiga and Steven were NOT allowed into Sarawak.
12 Complaints about Police stopped or harrass PKR ceramah
In Sabah in 1999, Election Commission re-delineated constituencies to increase Muslim seats from 18 to 24 seats; reduce Christian majority seats from 18 to 12 and reduce Chinese majority seats from 7 to 4. (STAR)
As a result N1 got 7650 voters and N13 got 25976.
This a form of CHEATING.
This is discrimination against other religions, race & basic human rights.
Mahathir app instructed the Election Commission to do this UNFAIR exercise after he promised revenge when Pairin supported Razaleigh and Semangat 46.
Candidates & Parties need to meet the people & tell them their Manifestos; inform the public; rebut allegations etc.
A IGP said the Police must be Neutral.
The Police should facilitate the democratic process. # # #
If a party does not have a permit, then the police should be helpful and issue one immediately at the ceramah to legalise it whether BN or PR.
Opposition said Police is part of UMNO armamentarium.
Don’t stifle the opposition. Opposition has a role in any democracy.
When BN becomes the opposition, PR should be graceful to BN too.
Apparently UMNO members can demonstrate with or without permit. Opposition cannot.
There must be Political Maturity.
UMNO controls all the major media, TV and newspapers. Opposition is not allowed to use the TV.
Aljazeera had been gracious to give opposition time and say.
Allow both BN and Opposition to use the TV so that they can reach the people more easily & conveniently.
Permits need not be issued
Win like a Gentle and Lose like a Gentleman. (Lim Ah Lek)
I have been watching Election in many countries for years, like Ukraine, Mexico, Kenya, Argentina, Philippines,
Look at the recent stand off & bloody fight between Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Quattara in Cote di Voire.
The people & Nation lost.
President Marcos even got his rival Ninoy or Aquino killed when he arrived at the airport from USA.
Japanese say Politicians are Crooks and Gangsters.
When an election is unfair, the losers will feel cheated and dissaisfied. They & their supporters will protest & demonstrate in the streets & in front of Parliament. This will lead to chaos, riots, mayhem, bloodshed, civil unrest and instability which is no good for peace and development.
Fighting for power is the major cause for instability & Uprising.
Fair election brings about Stability & Peace.
If chaos & uprisings occur, EC must take the blame for conducting UNFAIR Elections.
Arabs & Muslims are demanding for Freedom, Democracy, Transparency and Change.
UMNO govt controls the Police, AG, Judges, Election Commission, MACC etc
UMNO put its men in every strata of the UMNO govt agencies and in every sector of society.
Martin Jalleh said UMNO is the most corrupt institution in the country
Bersih has been asking Election Commission years, to conduct Fair Election. But EC was not forth coming.
In 2007, Bersih held a march & protest.
There must be freedom of thought, speech, expression and assemby.
First Lady of France Carla Bruni said people have the right to protest on issues that are unfair and unjust.
Bersih decided to march on 9 July 2011 and hand a letter with the 8 Points to the King.
Police refuses to issue permit for march/demonstration.
UMNO Minister of Home Affairs said ISA maybe used. It is a cruel incarceration. It is a form of torture.
ISA is abused to detain & imprison political opponents & NGOs without a trial, under solitary confinement for 2 years.
ISA had been used against political oppponents & NGO in Operation Lallang in 27 October 1987.
This will lead to Dictatorship & Tyranny.
Is Malaysia a democracy?
UMNO & affliates (responsible for unfair election) are against march/protests.
UMNO and EC want to impose unfair elections which the people don’t want. # # #
But UMNO leader and Prime Minister held a 1,000,000 Youths Gathering in Putrajaya recently about the time Manchester United played against Barcelona.
UMNO leaders and UMNO radical appendages threatened Bersih and its leaders against holding the demonstration for Fair Election, citing security and adverse effects on business on that day.
Peaceful & bigger demonstrations are held regularly in London & the Policemen manage them very well.
In fact you can only see some Policemen. Demonstrations in London attract tourists and bring revenue.
It also show Britain practices democracy & freedom of assembly.
Bersih and its leaders promised an orderly and peaceful demonstration.
Ibrahim Ali promised a clash during the demonstration on 9 July 2011. (Star)
Ibrahim asked the Chinese to stock up food as anything could happen on that day!!!
Ibrahim Ali is the proxy and mouth piece of Mahathir. Mahathir is the Patron of Perkasa.
Mahathir should join Bersih March for Fair & Clean Elections.
Or does Mahathir want unfair elections??? Does Mahathir believe in Fair Elections? NO.
This rogue believes in unfair elections when he gave himself 10 bonus votes as incumbent in UMNO Presidential Election.
Yet Mahathir criticised others about unfair things
Mahathir is a racist and a crook. Husin Ali called Mahathir a gangster
John Mallot former US Ambassador to Malaysia is right when he said Perkasa is a militia.
UMNO Youth also wants to hold a demonstration on the same day!!!
UMNO Youths threatened to burn Opposition PKR Hq!!!
UMNO, its leaders, Ministers and its related organization like Perkasa, GERAK etc insisted there will be chaos!!! Why?
Are they out to make sure there will be trouble and chaos???
UMNO with so much corrupt money can hire “trouble makers” or “mercenaries” to cause trouble & mayhem.
Police can provoke Bersih marchers by spreading canon water laced with irritating chenicals. This will amount to chemical attack.
Why is Ibrahim, UMNO etc insisting that the demonstration will turn into chaos & mayhem???
What is wrong in demanding for Fair Elections?
Is it a crime & a threat to national security???
The UMNO govt has gone mad. It is paranoid. Its imagination has gone wild
It is no more rational. Irrational leaders are not fit to govern.
UMNO govt has taken undemocratic & unrealistic measures to intimidate Bersih for marching for Fair Election & Electoral Reforms.
1. 30 PSM members accused by Minister/Police of “waging a war against the King” !!! This is ludicrous!!!
How can a small political party wage a war against the King.
In fact PSM together with Bersih are trying to get the cooperation of the King to press for a Fair Election.
Bersh 2.0 & PSM are advocating for Fair Election. This means they stand for democracy!!!
PSM stands for Parti Socialist of Malaysia. Socialism doe NOT mean Communism.
If a person is a communist, he is entitled to his views.
Religions had waged wars against governments & killed people. How come religions are NOT brought to justice???
Voltaire said, “I may not agree with you, but I will defend your right to say.”
There must be freedom of thought, speech, expression & assembly.
2. Member of Parliament from PSM, Dr Jeyakumar has been detained in jail for asking for Fair Election.
3. A poet Samad who wrote a peom on Fair Election had been hauled up for questioning!!!
4. 14 women PSM members are detained in Kepala Batas Police Station lock up since Sunday (26 June 2011) have been
assaulted, mistreated and denied visitation rights.
5. Police raided Bersih Secretariat & apparently 7 people were questioned & detained by Police
6. Bersih T Shirts are illegal said Minister of Home Affairs!!! This is laughable!!!
UMNO leaders & Ministers are scared of Bersih yellow T shirts!!!
There are T Shirts of Mao, Che, Castro, Osama etc etc
7. 2 State Assembly reps + 12 others detained in Sungei Siput Police Station for carrying national flag & wearing yellow shirts!!
8. UMNO Youths threatened to burn Opposition Party PKR Headquarters. This threat needs investigation
9. Ibrahim Ali leader of Perkasa promised Clash on 9 July 2001 with Bersih March for Fair Election.
This is serious threat.
10. Nurul Izzah, opposition Member of Parliament of Pantai Lembah hauled up for questioning by Police.
11. Teresa Kok DAP politician & PKR Deputy Youth Chief will be called up by Police
12. Apparently 40 leaders of Bersih will be questioned up by the Police
Why the harsh crackdown on Bersih who demand a Clean & Fair Election?
It looks like good people with good intentions are going to be penalised by bad people!!!
Is Malaysia a fascist nation???
Is Malaysia a Police State???
These abusive measures may back fire esp with many fence sitters who may decide to vote for the aggrieved.
If there is a swing of 5%, UMNO will lose the Election.
The 13th GE will be decided by fence sitters!!!
Don’t let your imagination go WILD. Don’t cling to power by crooked means.
You must have legitimacy to rule.
Don’t win elections by unfair delineation of seats, gerrymandering, buying votes with corrupt money, controlled media, etc etc
Win like a Gentleman and lose like a Gentleman in Elections.
Don’t cheat in elections
MAY GOD (ALLAH) BLESS MALAYSIA
Robert Chan
30 June 2011