The Sun
KUALA LUMPUR (April 3, 2012): Barisan Nasional MPs criticised the opposition over the ruckus created in the Dewan Rakyat today over the rejection of a motion to debate the inclusion of a minority report in the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) for Electoral Reforms report.
A government MP said the commotion showed the opposition's ill intention and suggested it was a way to "spur" the next Bersih 3.0.
"The way we see the report, (it seems) they have been on an opposing mode from the beginning," said Datuk Idris Haron (BN-Tangga Batu).
"It is their ill intention to portray the committee and the government as not playing their roles effectively, so it's an ill intention and they did it (here) to perhaps bring out to the streets."
Hulu Selangor MP P. Kamalanathan said the pandemonium deprived MPs who wanted to debate the matter.
At a news conference later, Pakatan Rakyat leaders condemned Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia for his decision to pass the report without a debate.
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PKR-Permatang Pauh) said PR MPs had come to debate the report, despite its motion to include a minority report being rejected earlier.
"They refuse to endorse the minority report because it exposes the fundamental issue of a flawed electoral roll," he said.
Civil society leaders welcomed the tabling of the report on electoral reforms, and hoped to see it implemented before the next general election.
Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (Mafrel) chairman Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said the recommendations were welcome if they could be implemented before the next general election.
He said some, like the recommendation of a caretaker government might not be implementable.
Syed Ibrahim said he expected more forceful recommendations to clean up the electoral roll.
Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights community mover Edmund Bon praised the recommendations, but said their details and implementation timeline should be revealed.
He said some of the recommendations could require either new laws, rules or constitutional amendments such as the recommendation for pre-registration for 20-year-olds, which he said contravened Article 119 of the Federal Constitution.
Similar views were voiced by Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee chairperson Syahredzan Johan, who called for details as to how the problems identified by the PSC would be overcome.
The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) called for the immediate implementation of the PSC's recommendations.
In a statement, Bersih said issues such as electoral roll manipulation, citizenship for foreigners and election offences were not dealt with or in sufficient depth.
It called for a minimum 21-day campaign period, free and equitable media access and monitoring of the electoral roll, including inspecting the electoral roll for multiple-voter addresses. -- theSun
KUALA LUMPUR (April 3, 2012): Barisan Nasional MPs criticised the opposition over the ruckus created in the Dewan Rakyat today over the rejection of a motion to debate the inclusion of a minority report in the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) for Electoral Reforms report.
A government MP said the commotion showed the opposition's ill intention and suggested it was a way to "spur" the next Bersih 3.0.
"The way we see the report, (it seems) they have been on an opposing mode from the beginning," said Datuk Idris Haron (BN-Tangga Batu).
"It is their ill intention to portray the committee and the government as not playing their roles effectively, so it's an ill intention and they did it (here) to perhaps bring out to the streets."
Hulu Selangor MP P. Kamalanathan said the pandemonium deprived MPs who wanted to debate the matter.
At a news conference later, Pakatan Rakyat leaders condemned Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia for his decision to pass the report without a debate.
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PKR-Permatang Pauh) said PR MPs had come to debate the report, despite its motion to include a minority report being rejected earlier.
"They refuse to endorse the minority report because it exposes the fundamental issue of a flawed electoral roll," he said.
Civil society leaders welcomed the tabling of the report on electoral reforms, and hoped to see it implemented before the next general election.
Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (Mafrel) chairman Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said the recommendations were welcome if they could be implemented before the next general election.
He said some, like the recommendation of a caretaker government might not be implementable.
Syed Ibrahim said he expected more forceful recommendations to clean up the electoral roll.
Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights community mover Edmund Bon praised the recommendations, but said their details and implementation timeline should be revealed.
He said some of the recommendations could require either new laws, rules or constitutional amendments such as the recommendation for pre-registration for 20-year-olds, which he said contravened Article 119 of the Federal Constitution.
Similar views were voiced by Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee chairperson Syahredzan Johan, who called for details as to how the problems identified by the PSC would be overcome.
The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) called for the immediate implementation of the PSC's recommendations.
In a statement, Bersih said issues such as electoral roll manipulation, citizenship for foreigners and election offences were not dealt with or in sufficient depth.
It called for a minimum 21-day campaign period, free and equitable media access and monitoring of the electoral roll, including inspecting the electoral roll for multiple-voter addresses. -- theSun
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