Unlike South Africans as well as Singaporeans operative in the in isolation zone outward their nation of origin, Malaysians have been not means to practice their right to opinion since they have been not personal as absent voters.
Lawyer Edmund Bon(left), submitting this in the Kuala Lumpur High Court today, pronounced Malaysia is among the few Commonwealth countries that does not allow adults abroad to opinion by becoming absent voters."Not classifying my clients as absent electorate has disregarded their rights underneath Article 8 for equality as well as Article 119 for the right to opinion underneath the sovereign constitution," he said.
He is representing 6 Malaysians have been looking the right to be registered as 'absent voters' in the turning point case.
They have been Teo Hoon Seong, V Vinesh, Paramjeet Singh, Yolanda Sydney Augustin, Sim Tze Wei as well as Leong See See.
Senior Federal Counsel Amarjeet Singh submitted that the EC has the duty to conduct elections as well as impose regulations, additionally observant that the applicants do not qualify as absent voters.
This is since adults who reside as well as work in the in isolation zone abroad do not fall within the categories authorised by regulations of the Elections (Registration! of Elec tors) Regulations 2002.
Absent electorate have been currently personal as polite servants or armed forces crew operative abroad or full-time students studying abroad.
Justice Rohana Yusof is scheduled to broach her preference upon Friday.
Some 700,000 Malaysians residing as well as operative abroad will be affected by the preference that could additionally have the huge bearing upon the arriving 13th ubiquitous election.
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