Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz faulted the Election Commission for the debacle over the indelible ink as the commission had not consulted the attorney-general for his advice.
In his winding up speech, Nazri told parliament that the cabinet had told EC chairperson Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman two week before the Feb 13 dissolution of parliament that it rejected the commission's proposal to mark voter's thumbnail with indelible ink.
Despite receiving the cabinet's advice that "kekecohan" (havoc) could arise and the general election it's "jeopardised" if some voters insisted on voting despite declaring in writing their unwillingness to have their thumbnail marked with indelible ink, the EC went on with its plan for its usage, said Nazri.
"WE RAISED THIS ISSUE AND INFORMED EC, AND IT WAS FOR THE EC TO DECIDE WHETHER TO CARRY ON OR NOT. THEY MADE THE DECISION AND PERHAPS THEY MADE THE DECISION WITHOUT REFERRING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL", he said in answer to a question from Tian Chua(PKR-Batu)
"IT'S CLEAR THAT THE DECISION WAS TAKEN WITHOUT ADVICE OF THE AG, AND THIS WOULD HAVE JEOPARDISED THE GENERAL ELECTIONS IF ANYTHING HAPPENED," HE ADDED.
"I WOULD NOT LIE"
Nazri also insisted that there were no order for the EC to cancel it's plan for the indelible ink.
"We did not issue an order, I can assure you, we did not order it. I would not lie,"he said (AH AHA AH C
ORRECT CORRECT CORRECT)Soon after, Fong Po Kuan (DAP-Batu Gajah) insisted on knowing as to who was lying as the EC chief had previously said the usage of indelible ink had been "REJECTED" by the cabinet.
"THERE MUST BE SOMEONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND NOT TO SPIN THE FACTS. TELL THE TRUTH !!! WHO IS THE ONE TRYING TO LIE HERE ? " FONG DEMANDED.
She also noted that if the EC had taken the trouble to refer to the National Fatwa Council for it's position on the use of Indelible Ink on Muslim Voter, the EC surely have referred to the AG if it thought it was necessary.
"WHO IS THE ONE THAT DID NOT DO THEIR WORK?" she thundered.
Nazri quipped back: "It's the EC that did not do its work, lah"
Nazri also told Fong that there is difference between the cabinet rejecting a proposal and an order for a proposal to be scrapped. (SO THE PEOPLE IN THE ELECTION COMMISSION DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR ARE DOING ?? PASSING THE BILL TO 66 YEARS OLD AND NOW YOU SAYING THIS ?? RELEVANT MR.NAZRI ??
"IF WE (THE CABINET) DO NOT AGREE (WITH A PROPOSAL), THAT MEANS WE REJECT IT. BUT WHETHER THE EC WANTS TO TAKE (OUR) ADVICE IS UP TO THEM. IF WE HAD ORDERED THEM (TO SCRAP INDELIBLE INK) EARLY ON, THE EC WOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED IT WOULD NOT USE THE INDELIBLE INK, "SAID NAZRI.
"WE SURRENDERED (THE DECISION) TO THEM," HE ADDED.
Nazri also said that the eventual scrapping of the indelible ink FOUR DAYS( IN CHINESE MEANS MATI) before the general elections was among the reasons Barisan Nasional lost many votes due to the perception that it was seeking to win through illegal means.
Other than the security issue of counterfeit ink, he added, the scrapping of indelible ink was due to concern that its imposition on voters would have violated their constitutional right to vote.
I WOULD SAY THAT, 1ST CLASS FACILITIES 3RD CLASS MENTATILY. LOOKED AT NEPAL AND INDIA FOR EXAMPLES.
OH GOD, PLEASE CORRECT CORRECT CORRECT THE MISTAKES DONE BY OUR MALAYSIAN !!!
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