Najib: Parliamentary committee to oversee Election Commission
: June 01, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR: A bipartisan special Parliamentary committee comprising MPs from both the Barisan Nasional and Opposition will be set up to oversee the Election Commission(EC), in efforts to revive confidence in the institution.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced this during his speech earlier today in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan’s birthday celebration at Istana Negara.
“The government has decided to transfer the control and functions of the EC to a special committee consisting of MPs from all political parties either from the government or the Opposition,” said Najib.
“Eventhough the 13th General Election was smooth and well, the government will give cooperate with EC to upgrade the credibility of the elections in the country.
“Do not allow those with self interests to destroy the credibility of this institution with wild perceptions,” he added.
“With this move, it is hoped that the impartiality of the Election Commission is no longer questioned and that the confidence of the people towards the Commission can be strengthened,” he was quoted by Bernama as saying.
Naib stressed that the EC was not an agency or a government department, but was a mechanism that was formed under the highest law of the land, the Federal Constitution.
The EC, formed in 1957 under the Federal Constitution, has always reported to the Prime Minister’s Department.
Following the 13th General Election on May 5, Pakatan Rakyat has accused the commission of biasness towards the incumbent BN.
Pakatan has been holding massive rallies dubbed ‘blackout505’ questioning the credibility of the EC and alleged that the election was wrought with fraud.
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim went as far as saying that the coalition that he leads had won GE13 but victory was “stolen” from them.
A point often highlighted was that BN had lost the popular vote for the first time since 1969, receiving some 47% of popular votes against Pakatan’s 51 per cent.
BN won 133 seats in the 222-member Dewan Rakyat while the opposition 89.
PKR has announced that 41 election petitions will be filed in 222 federal constituencies. Three by the DAP, 20 by PKR and 18 by PAS. It claimed that it has enough evidence on phantom voters and power outages that affected the result of the polls.
Barisan Nasional has announced that it would be filing 50 election petitions.
The announcement has already drawn responses by BN and Pakatan politicians on twitter:
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced this during his speech earlier today in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan’s birthday celebration at Istana Negara.
“The government has decided to transfer the control and functions of the EC to a special committee consisting of MPs from all political parties either from the government or the Opposition,” said Najib.
“Eventhough the 13th General Election was smooth and well, the government will give cooperate with EC to upgrade the credibility of the elections in the country.
“Do not allow those with self interests to destroy the credibility of this institution with wild perceptions,” he added.
“With this move, it is hoped that the impartiality of the Election Commission is no longer questioned and that the confidence of the people towards the Commission can be strengthened,” he was quoted by Bernama as saying.
Naib stressed that the EC was not an agency or a government department, but was a mechanism that was formed under the highest law of the land, the Federal Constitution.
The EC, formed in 1957 under the Federal Constitution, has always reported to the Prime Minister’s Department.
Following the 13th General Election on May 5, Pakatan Rakyat has accused the commission of biasness towards the incumbent BN.
Pakatan has been holding massive rallies dubbed ‘blackout505’ questioning the credibility of the EC and alleged that the election was wrought with fraud.
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim went as far as saying that the coalition that he leads had won GE13 but victory was “stolen” from them.
A point often highlighted was that BN had lost the popular vote for the first time since 1969, receiving some 47% of popular votes against Pakatan’s 51 per cent.
BN won 133 seats in the 222-member Dewan Rakyat while the opposition 89.
PKR has announced that 41 election petitions will be filed in 222 federal constituencies. Three by the DAP, 20 by PKR and 18 by PAS. It claimed that it has enough evidence on phantom voters and power outages that affected the result of the polls.
Barisan Nasional has announced that it would be filing 50 election petitions.
The announcement has already drawn responses by BN and Pakatan politicians on twitter:
Tak perlu jawatankuasa ganti SPR, kata Masing
Borneo Post on June 4, 2013, Tuesday
KUCHING: Menteri Kanan Negeri Tan Sri James Masing menyifatkan penubuhan jawatankuasa khas untuk mengambil alih kawal selia dan fungsi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) hanya tindakan yang membazir masa dan wang.
Beliau berkata penubuhan jawatankuasa khas itu tidak perlu memandangkan ia telah dilakukan sebelum Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 (SPR) yang lalu.
Presiden Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) itu juga berkata kerajaan tidak boleh terlalu mengikut kehendak pembangkang kerana mereka akan sentiasa merungut dan tidak berpuas hati selagi belum berjaya menguasai Putrajaya.
“Kenapa perlu ia dilakukan semula? Ia hanya membazir masa dan wang! Pembangkang akan sentiasa merungut dan tidak berpuas hati selagi mereka belum berjaya menguasai Putrajaya,” ujarnya.
Beliau berkata demikian sebagai mengulas kenyataan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berhubung penubuhan jawatankuasa khas Parlimen kedua-dua parti untuk menyelia SPR.
Najib menjelaskan penubuhan jawatankuasa khas itu yang diwakili Ahli Parlimen daripada semua parti politik sama ada kerajaan atau pembangkang bertujuan memperkukuhkan lagi kewibaan dan kredibiliti badan berkenaan.
Beliau berkata demikian dalam ucapan sembah tahniahnya kepada Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah sempena Hari Keputeraan Seri Paduka dan Istiadat Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan di Istana Negara Sabtu lepas.
SPR menjadi sasaran dalam mengendalikan PRU13 apabila didakwa bersekongkol dengan BN bagi membolehkan parti kerajaan itu memenangi pilihan raya walaupun tewas undi majoriti kepada PR sebanyak 49 peratus.
BN memperolehi 133 kerusi manakala PR memperolehi 89 kerusi Parlimen dengan 51 peratus undi popular.
Sementara itu Pengerusi Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak Baru Bian berkata pihaknya menyambut baik pengumuman Najib itu tetapi dengan dua syarat iaitu pertama pengerusi SPR dan timbalannya harus meletak jawatan, kedua jawatankuasa khas itu mesti diketuai oleh wakil pembangkang.
“Kita bersetuju dengan dua sebab, iaitu pengerusi SPR (Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof) dan timbalan pengerusi SPR (Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar) letak jawatan.
“Pelantikan pengerusi SPR yang baharu mesti dilakukan menerusi rundingan dengan Pakatan Rakyat.
“Kedua, jawatankuasa khas ini mesti diketuai oleh wakil daripada pembangkang,” tegas Baru yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN ) Ba’Kelalan.
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