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Posted: 19 Jun 2011 10:42 PM PDT

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz berkata tiada laporan rasmi berhubung pengundi hantu.

Jawapan itu sekali gus mengetepikan dakwaan anggota parlimen pembangkang Azmin Ali.

NONE Azmin (PKR-Gombak) dalam jawapan tambahan mahukan menteri berkenaan menjelaskan pendaftaran pengundi secara terperinci di kawasan parlimennya.

Azmin (kiri) turut mendakwa bahawa terdapat pengundi didaftarkan menggunakan alamat ibunya di Kampung Klang Gate Baru.

Katanya, setelah dicabar Timbalan Pengerusi SPR Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar bagi membuktikan bahawa daftar pemilih pada Mei merupakan yang terkotor, beliau menemui perkara itu.

Katanya, dalam daftar tersebut, rumah bernombor 1E yang diduduki ibunya dikatakan didiami 11 orang lai dengan enam daripada Melayu dan lima lagi Cina.

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Ahli MCA diberi amaran tak sertai BERSIH

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 10:03 PM PDT

Kepimpinan utama MCA dijangka bermesyuarat esok bagi membincangkan sama ada perlu memecat anggotanya yang menyertai perhimpunan BERSIH.

Timbalan presidennya Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai juga mengulangi gesaan supaya anggota MCA menjauhi perhimpunan yang didakwa berpotensi 'meruap' itu.

NONE Beliau juga enggan mengulas ancaman Presiden PERKASA Datuk Ibrahim Ali bahawa "apa sahaja boleh berlaku" sekiranya perhimpunan itu diteruskan.

"Kenapa kamu mahu laporkan kenyataannya? Dia bukan sesiapa pun, (yang) selalu bercakap karut," katanya ketika ditemui di lobi parlimen.

Liow (kiri) berkata, perhimpunan besar seperti BERSIH - yang memperjuangkan pilihan raya yang bersih dan adil - tidak perlu kerana sistem negara ini mengambil tahu kebimbangan rakyat.

"Semua anggota (MCA) tahu perkara ini... bukan hanya anggota MCA, orang ramai patut elakkan perhimpinan. Pemuda Umno juga tidak patut protes di jalan raya," katanya.

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Perkasa marching against Bersih abusing rights

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 11:28 PM PDT

The scheduled Walk for Democracy organised by Bersih 2.0 - the coalition for free and fair elections comprising 62 NGOs - on July 9 is in keeping with the democratic tradition of citizens who want to highlight issues of concern.

This democratic process is intended to draw the attention of the government to grievances that greatly bother the citizens of a country so that their grievances can be addressed. Their call is to conduct free and fair elections, that will legitimise election results and make them acceptable to all contestants.

Bersih had organised a similar gathering on November 10, 2007, that attracted close to 50,000 participants in a peaceful attempt to demand free and fair elections. One cannot help but be impressed by the disciplined and responsible conduct of the protesters then. They even cleared and cleaned the streets of all rubbish after the event. They had traffic marshals to manage the crowd. They were that responsible.

Now, this proposed protest on July 9 can be expected to be just as orderly, disciplined and responsible. The protesters will be there representing a cause that would strengthen our democracy and make our elections meaningful. There is no reason for them to do anything stupid to jeopardise their cause by resorting to the ways of hooligans and hoodlums.

They would want to convince the authorities that peaceful gatherings are possible to drive home a message in a democratic manner. They would also want to safeguard their right to similar protests in the future - when necessary - by ensuring that no untoward incidents take place that would jeopardise their democratic space in the future.

Bersih 2.0 is headed by a reputable and admirable person with an impeccable character in the form of Ambiga Sreenevasan, a former president of the Malaysian Bar Council and recipient of the International Women of Courage Award.

Those associated with the Bersih 2.0 initiative are individuals of integrity who are determined to make this peaceful protest a meaningful act of democracy. Aliran is very confident that the rally on 9 July will be a showcase of democracy that will demonstrate to the world that when gatherings such as this are organised by responsible, committed people for the good of the country, they can be peaceful, orderly and exemplary.

This is why it is difficult to understand why Perkasa is hell-bent on causing chaos and creating a ruckus by deliberately threatening to organise its counter demonstration in confrontation with Bersih 2.0 on the same day. Their intention is to wreck Bersih's peaceful gathering and to create a situation of unrest and agitation. Their declared intention threatens the peace and security of the nation.

It is their political ruse to force the police to stop the Bersih 2.0 demonstration, which promises to bring in crowds never before seen in the streets of Kuala Lumpur. It is their ploy not to allow this demonstration, which will show how widespread is the dissatisfaction of the people with the Election Commission, to take place.

Ibrahim Ali has declared, "If they go ahead with this demonstration, Perkasa has made a decision, and as its president, I will fight to the end. That means on that day, there will be a confrontation."

These are words of a trouble-maker and a rabble-rouser. He is no democrat and he has no respect for the rights of others in a democratic system. His mission is to stop the democratic exercise of those who believe in the rule of law. He is prepared to descend into lawlessness to create mischief and anarchy.

Aliran calls upon him to abandon his foolhardy action and behave responsibly in the interest of the nation. He should have his demonstration on a separate date if the intention is to show that he has a bigger drawing power to attract a greater crowd than what Bersih is capable of.

Have your day on the street before or after the Bersih event - but not on the same day. We would even urge the police to give Perkasa their democratic space to gather and protest. According to the Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. "The heart of democracy beats only with the participation of all citizens in exercising their right - first for inclusion in the political agenda issues of concern to them, and second in the process."

As pointed out by him, democracy becomes dysfunctional when the rule of law is undermined.

P Ramakrishnan is on the Aliran executive council.

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20 Indian NGOs are fully with Bersih 2.0

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Angkatan Warga Aman Malaysia (Aman) representing 20 major Indian NGOs are fully supporting and will participate in Bersih 2.0.

The government administration could learn something from the Singapore government and the Tamil Nadu general election, where ruling parties had emerged slightly bruised from its recent general election and said they would listen to the voters.

What Bersih wants is a higher standard of elections. We want clean elections. Now, is that too much to ask? The time has come to make our stand clear, effectively, without fear or favour and for the sake of justice, truth, clean, fair and balance deal.

People rights first!

Barathidasan is Secretary General of the NGO Angkatan Warga Aman Malaysia (AmaN)

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Ahad, 19 Jun 2011