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Malaysian Election Commission is backward, opines fact-finding group

April 29, 2012

Malaysian Election Commission is backward, opines fact-finding group

by Leven Woon@www.malaysiakini.com

A Pakistani part of of a fact-finding goal organisation upon Malaysia choosing opined which a internal Election Commission (EC) is backward, which is a cause of a country's diseased democracy.

At a press discussion to recover a group's halt inform today, Pakistan senator Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo pronounced which he is surprised to find which Malaysia, as a complicated country, still has an underdeveloped electoral system.

"A republic similar to Pakistan has introduced electronic voting prolonged ago," he said.He pronounced EC Deputy Chief Wan Ahmad Wan Omar (left), when met by a organisation members, gave neutral answer about several reforms lifted by a members.

"The EC needs to be improved. Only if a establishment improves can a democracy of a republic improve," he said.

The seven-member general group, many of whom have been politicians in their own countries, was invited by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim to conduct a goal from April 25 to 29.

They have interviewed UMNO secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, Minister in a Prime Minister's Department Nazri Abdul Aziz, Bersih steering committee part of Maria Chin Abdullah, Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim, Anwar as well as Wan Ahmad upon a choosing complement for a Dewan Rakyat.

Wan Ahmad had told a organisation which "no current part of of a EC group belongs to any domestic party", when a organisation questioned a neutrality of a EC.

"(Wan Ahmad) voiced his personal views which no part of of a commission ought to go to a domestic party," read a report.

T! his is, however, in pointy contrariety to his reply to Sinar Harian a few days ago in which he admitted which he is an dead UMNO member.

'Ku Nan asked either Malaysians mature for freedom'

Meanwhile, Australian academician Clinton Fernandez noted which Tengku Adnan had asked in a meeting with a group: "Are our people (Malaysians) mature for freedom?"

Commenting upon domestic growth in Indonesia, Fernandez claimed which Tengku Adnan (right) had said: "One of a problems with Indonesia is which there is too much freedom."

"I find these comments disturbing, it reflects a authoritarian attitudes during a top level of power," he said. India Today Editorial Director Mobashar Jawed Akbar additionally pronounced he listened a matter with "deepest pain".

"It is hapless which a little voice in management essentially believes this great nation, as a template of post-colonial nations, does not deserve democracy.This is a matter which cannot be accepted," he said.

In a report, a organisation has concurred with BERSIH's demands which a campaigning period should be lengthened to during least twenty-one days as well as overseas voters should be allowed to vote; while it recommends which a EC consecrate a own earthy corroboration group for voters' standing as well as make a 240,000 choosing workers as early voters.

They additionally mooted, between others, for a establishment of a Caretaker Convention as practised in a United Kingdom. They have been slated to tell a full inform in twenty-one days.