Former Transparent International-Malaysia president Tunku Aziz claims election agents and voters have been trained to create chaos on polling day.
PETALING JAYA: Former Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) president Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim today urged Bersih and Pakatan Rakyat to state their stand on the purported strategies designed to create “chaos” on polling day.
“We have received related documents that appear to indicate that there are plans by certain parties to disrupt the 13th general election by creating chaos and besmirching the Election Commission [EC] to undermine the public’s confidence in the integrity of the democratic electoral process.
“Training sessions, known as PACABA, have been conducted for polling and counting agents by the NGO Tindak Malaysia. One particular aspect of such training sessions is to teach the voter to guard the secrecy of his or her vote,” he said.
He further claimed that people are being trained to demand for random ballot paper in order to guarantee the secrecy of their votes.
Tunku Aziz said asking for random ballot paper means that a voter will demand for a ballot paper from the middle or bottom of the pile and not the one on the top.
“The people attending such training are encouraged to challenge the election clerks on duty of committing an electoral offence if they refuse to issue a random ballot to the voter, while polling agents have been trained to support such a request by the voter.
“These people are specially trained to cause trouble and when the police have to intervene and remove the people involved, this would make it look like the election is dirty and video recordings of such instances will attract a lot of international attention,” claimed Tunku Aziz.
He said that such training sessions have been conducted at various places, in “certain state-owned venues under the administration of the Pakatan state governments.”
“They are teaching people to make a mockery of the democratic system. These are also strategies to demonise the EC and to make Malaysia look like a country run by a bunch of dictators.
“We have also seen an internal PKR document dated Dec 15, 2012 which lists out various steps to create chaos and dissatisfaction against the EC on polling day by raising repeated protests at the polling station so as to cause the other voters waiting in the queue to be unhappy and dissatisfied with the EC,” he said.
Negative perception
He said this is to delay the entire voting process thereby causing long queues at certain designated polling stations.
“All these are designed to cast a negative perception on the EC and stir public outrage against the EC,
bringing it into disrepute.
“The PKR document and what that has been promoted by Tindak Malaysia show how easily chaos can be created at polling stations on polling day,” he said.
Tunku Aziz also urged Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga to state her stand in the issue.
“Ambiga should make a declaration as to her involvement or otherwise in this. She should come out in the open and say whether she is a part of it or not.
“Also, since Tindak Malaysia by its own admission works with Bersih and Bersih is also known to be close to leaders from the Pakatan Rakyat coalition, we want to ask Bersih: does Bersih condone such training sessions insisting on randomisation of ballot papers by Tindak Malaysia?
“If yes, has Bersih ever made this one of its demands for electoral reforms to the EC? If not, is there a hidden agenda?” he asked.
The former DAP vice-chairman and senator also challenged all political parties to state their stand on the randomisation of the ballot paper.
“Randomisation of the ballot paper has never been an issue in all the past 12 general elections. Such an attack against the integrity of an institution like the EC is totally uncalled for and tantamount to undermining the entire democratic and electoral process of this country.
“We challenge all political parties participating in the election to sign a public declaration that they will not under any circumstances be involved in any move to disrupt the electoral process on polling day,” he said.
PETALING JAYA: Former Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) president Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim today urged Bersih and Pakatan Rakyat to state their stand on the purported strategies designed to create “chaos” on polling day.“We have received related documents that appear to indicate that there are plans by certain parties to disrupt the 13th general election by creating chaos and besmirching the Election Commission [EC] to undermine the public’s confidence in the integrity of the democratic electoral process.
“Training sessions, known as PACABA, have been conducted for polling and counting agents by the NGO Tindak Malaysia. One particular aspect of such training sessions is to teach the voter to guard the secrecy of his or her vote,” he said.
He further claimed that people are being trained to demand for random ballot paper in order to guarantee the secrecy of their votes.
Tunku Aziz said asking for random ballot paper means that a voter will demand for a ballot paper from the middle or bottom of the pile and not the one on the top.
“The people attending such training are encouraged to challenge the election clerks on duty of committing an electoral offence if they refuse to issue a random ballot to the voter, while polling agents have been trained to support such a request by the voter.
“These people are specially trained to cause trouble and when the police have to intervene and remove the people involved, this would make it look like the election is dirty and video recordings of such instances will attract a lot of international attention,” claimed Tunku Aziz.
He said that such training sessions have been conducted at various places, in “certain state-owned venues under the administration of the Pakatan state governments.”
“They are teaching people to make a mockery of the democratic system. These are also strategies to demonise the EC and to make Malaysia look like a country run by a bunch of dictators.
“We have also seen an internal PKR document dated Dec 15, 2012 which lists out various steps to create chaos and dissatisfaction against the EC on polling day by raising repeated protests at the polling station so as to cause the other voters waiting in the queue to be unhappy and dissatisfied with the EC,” he said.
Negative perception
He said this is to delay the entire voting process thereby causing long queues at certain designated polling stations.
“All these are designed to cast a negative perception on the EC and stir public outrage against the EC,
bringing it into disrepute.“The PKR document and what that has been promoted by Tindak Malaysia show how easily chaos can be created at polling stations on polling day,” he said.
Tunku Aziz also urged Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga to state her stand in the issue.
“Ambiga should make a declaration as to her involvement or otherwise in this. She should come out in the open and say whether she is a part of it or not.
“Also, since Tindak Malaysia by its own admission works with Bersih and Bersih is also known to be close to leaders from the Pakatan Rakyat coalition, we want to ask Bersih: does Bersih condone such training sessions insisting on randomisation of ballot papers by Tindak Malaysia?
“If yes, has Bersih ever made this one of its demands for electoral reforms to the EC? If not, is there a hidden agenda?” he asked.
The former DAP vice-chairman and senator also challenged all political parties to state their stand on the randomisation of the ballot paper.
“Randomisation of the ballot paper has never been an issue in all the past 12 general elections. Such an attack against the integrity of an institution like the EC is totally uncalled for and tantamount to undermining the entire democratic and electoral process of this country.
“We challenge all political parties participating in the election to sign a public declaration that they will not under any circumstances be involved in any move to disrupt the electoral process on polling day,” he said.
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Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof memberi amaran tindakan undang-undang akan diambil terhadap pihak yang cuba mengacau proses pengundian pada pilihan raya umum ini.
Abdul Aziz berkata pihaknya mempunyai maklumat mengenai kumpulan yang dikenali ‘MATA’ dipercayai akan menghalang pengundi daripada menjalankan tanggungjawab mereka pada hari mengundi 5 Mei depan.
“Kita sudah kenal pasti maklumat yang dikemukakan oleh kawan-kawan kita (Polis Diraja Malaysia) mengenai kumpulan MATA ini. Saya menasihatkan mereka yang terlibat supaya insaf dan hentikan niat untuk menganggu pada hari mengundi sebelum pihak polis bertindak.
“Mereka perlu tahu tindakan menghalang pengundi untuk mengundi adalah salah,” katanya.
Abdul Aziz berkata demikian menerusi Program khas bertajuk ‘Landskap PRU-13’ yang disiarkan Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) menerusi TV1 semalam.
Beliau turut mendedahkan modus operandi kumpulan itu yang antaranya membuat kacau berhubung dakwat kekal dan mendakwa kononnya nombor siri kertas undi boleh menyebabkan pengundinya dikenal pasti kelak.
“Modus operandi kumpulan itu ialah mereka akan mencalitkan dakwat pada jari seseorang pengundi dan kemudian mereka akan membuat bantahan kononnya pengundi itu sudah mengundi.
“Satu lagi taktik mereka membuat kacau dengan meminta kertas undi lain daripada apa yang diberikan oleh petugas pilihan raya kononnya mendakwa kertas undi yang mempunyai nombor siri akan membolehkan pengundi dikesan kelak,” kata Abdul Aziz.
Beliau memberi jaminan warna dakwat kekal yang digunakan oleh SPR hanya boleh diketahui pada hari mengundi sahaja.
Sebelum ini, Abdul Aziz pernah menyatakan bahawa warna dakwat kekal itu adalah berbeza sama sekali dengan warna-warna dakwat yang terdapat di pasaran.
Mengenai nombor siri pada kertas undi, Abdul Aziz berkata: “Ianya tidak boleh dikesan sehingga boleh dikaitkan dengan pengundi tertentu disebabkan petugas pilihan raya tidak boleh membawa alat tulis ketika menyerahkan kertas undi itu.
“PDRM akan mengambil tindakan kepada mereka yang cuba membuat kacau. Saya sifatkan mereka ini (pengacau) mengamalkan ajaran sesat. Mereka perlu tahu prosedur mengundi adalah rahsia,” katanya.
Beliau juga memberi jaminan 100 peratus nombor siri kertas undi tidak boleh dikenal pasti oleh pihak lain.
Abdul Aziz berkata SPR juga tidak mengalakkan calon membawa ramai penyokong ke pusat penamaan pada 20 April nanti kerana boleh menganggu tugas polis untuk mengawal keselamatan awam.
“Calon dinasihatkan tiba awal di pusat penamaan calon, tidak membawa ramai penyokong parti kerana akan menyusahkan polis untuk kawal keselamatan awam. SPR juga tidak menyediakan khemah serta membekalkan makanan pada hari tersebut.
“Ramai penyokong hadir pada hari tersebut tidak memberi jaminan calon itu akan menang,” katanya.
Bersih and Pakatan are fools.
Diorang ni memang suka main kotor.
They are indeed using dirty tactics.
Penganalisis politik meramalkan Barisan Nasional (BN) boleh menang sekurang-kurangnya 160 kerusi Parlimen pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 (PRU-13).
Ini berdasarkan kepada rekod pencapaian BN yang baik, agenda pembaharuan dan kepemimpinan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak sejak 2009.
Penganalisis politik, Prof Dr Hoo Ke Ping, juga yakin BN mampu merampas kembali tiga negeri dikuasai pembangkang iaitu Kedah, Selangor dan Pulau Pinang.
Pemimpin Barisan Nasional (BN) akur bahawa kepentingan parti mengatasi kepentingan peribadi bagi memastikan parti terus memperoleh mandat kukuh untuk menubuhkan kerajaan yang kuat pada pilihan raya umum kali ini.
Bekas calon Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pilihan lalu, bekas pemimpin pembangkang dan calon Bebas mesra BN yang berpotensi menang turut dipertimbangkan sebagai calon pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 (PRU-13).
pertimbangan paling baik untuk memilih seseorang calon adalah menilai aspek keperibadian dan penerimaan di kawasan masing-masing.
Pemimpin dan ahli parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) diminta mengetepikan rasa kecewa jika pembahagian kerusi dan pemilihan calon Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 (PRU-13) tidak memuaskan hati mereka.
kena pasti tiada huru hara berlaku, perketatkan kawalan.
Semua pihak, terutama parti politik yang bertanding pada pilihan raya kali ini diminta memelihara integriti proses pilihan raya demi kesejahteraan rakyat dan kestabilan negara.
Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, berkata demokrasi negara akan kekal dan berjaya walaupun bersifat sengit serta amat berdaya saing jika semua pihak menghormati proses dan keputusannya.
“Semua parti politik yang memilih untuk terbabit dalam proses pilihan raya kali ini perlu bertanggungjawab.
“Janganlah kerana tidak yakin dengan sokongan rakyat terhadap parti masing-masing, maka ada pihak cuba menyemai racun syak wasangka, seterusnya merosakkan kepercayaan kepada integriti proses pilihan raya yang bakal diadakan.
“Insaflah dan ambil iktibar daripada apa yang berlaku di negara lain di mana taktik ini cuba diguna pakai.
“Kesan akhirnya proses dan keputusan pilihan raya di negara berkenaan tidak lagi diyakini dan mana-mana kerajaan yang dipilih termasuk dari parti yang mengamalkan taktik itu ditolak oleh rakyat. Sejarah membuktikan proses pilihan raya di Malaysia berwibawa adil dan telus.
“Kerajaan yang dipilih hasil pilihan raya umum, sama ada pada peringkat Persekutuan mahupun negeri adalah kerajaan yang mendapat sokongan dan keyakinan majoriti rakyat, sesuai dengan amalan demokrasi sejagat,” katanya.
Najib memberi jaminan kerajaan sementara meneruskan tugas dan tanggungjawabnya sesuai dengan prinsip keluhuran perlembagaan dan kedaulatan undang-undang sehingga selesai pilihan raya.
Beliau juga memberi jaminan dan meminta parti politik yang terbabit PRU-13 memastikan sebarang peralihan kuasa sama ada peringkat Persekutuan mahupun negeri berlangsung secara aman dan tertib.
Bertanding secara adil, terima keputusan dengan hati terbuka.
Diharapkan PRU kali ini akan berjalan dengan lancar tanpa sebarang ganguan.
Bersih hanya membawa masalah.
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