KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Secretary General, Datuk Richard Yong We Kong said that it was only a matter of time that ordinary people emerged to take up the campaign for free, fair and clean elections because the Elections Commission has lost the confidence of the public that is stipulated in Article 114(2) of the Federal constitution in his press conference at the party's headquarters today.
"National leaders of Bersih 2.0 like lawyers Dato Ambiga Sreenavasan and Harris Ibrahim have shown that elections are not longer the exclusive domain of political parties. In Sabah, we now see a new generation of young and brave activists emerging to campaign for free, fair and clean elections. SAPP hails the efforts of local activist Atama and others in the Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement to head the Bersih 2.0 campaign in Sabah.
"Recently, at the November 4, 2010 Batu Sapi by-election, vote buying and other corrupt practices were carried out openly in broad daylight. Being a by-election, there was abundant law enforcement personnel and special “pegawai penguatkuasa kempen pilihanraya” (election campaign enforcement officers). But BN leaders were openly distributing cash in 100 ringgit notes, dishing out hampers, computers and goodies of all sorts in wheel barrows, right under the noses of EC officers! Policemen were all over the place, in every nook and corner of every village and town. Everybody saw the glaring vote buying but the police and EC could not see. These are the failures that added up to the loss of confidence in the election commission.
"BN spent an estimated at RM 20 million in the by-election, excluding the RM 150 million in government projects which are largely unfulfilled. Government radio broadcasted lies on the final day of campaigning so that the opposition had no time to rebut.
After the by-election, SAPP lodged reports with the MACC and other law enforcement agencies. But, not one official even bothered to take further statements from SAPP. Nothing came out of SAPP reports. So, how can the people believe EC? Once the people have lost confidence in the EC, people will protest, which is what is happening now in Malaysia. The Bersih 2.0 rally is caused by EC’s failure in its constitutional duty to ensure free, fair and clean elections.
"We call on the police to approve the permit for the Bersih 2.0 July 9 rally in Kota Kinabalu. The police should be reminded that on June 11, the roads around Padang Merdeka were closed for the national harvest festival and again on June 29 dinner with the Prime Minister. Last week end, the Jom Heboh programme with the Chief Minister caused traffic jams and diversions around Likas Sports Complex and Likas Bay. It is a simple exercise to allow the group to march from the Merdeka Padang to the Istana on a Saturday afternoon because there is little traffic obstruction on that short stretch of road.Therefore, there is no excuse not to permit the rally and march from Padang Merdeka to Istana.
"The police should not use the fake excuse of “communists” or “foreign elements”. Sabah is the only state that has never had the communist threat. Whereas, the only foreign elements causing security problems are illegal immigrants which the law enforcement authorities have failed to prevent from entering Malaysia.
Will SAPP go join the Bersih march?
ReplyDeleteIT WAS only a matter of time that this state should be ruled by a party who is uncorrupted by nefarious influences and clean.
ReplyDeleteThe law enforcement authorities should have done something about the illegal immigrants issue in this state.
ReplyDeleteIs SAPP clean enough of corruption?
ReplyDeleteNo need Bersih march in KK.
ReplyDeleteRakyat Sabah tak sepatutnya ikut menjalankan demonstrasi Bersih pada 9 Julai nanti. cukuplah kekecohan dan huru-hara yang berlaku di Semenanjung.
ReplyDeleteAny political leaders who had accepted bribes should stay at home and not pretend to support Bersih.
ReplyDeleteCan SAPP be trusted?
ReplyDeleteBersih 2.0 would only cause havoc. better to not have it held in Sabah.
ReplyDeleteno need BERSIH in sabah...
ReplyDeletefree and fair election..
ReplyDeleteSemua pun claim fair tapi nda tau mana kebenarannya.
ReplyDeleteSebolehnya janganlah ada BERSIH di Sabah bah. rasanya Sabahan terlalu aman untuk join Bersih:P hihhi
ReplyDeleteOrang Sabah keturunan pengecut.
ReplyDeleteOrang Sabah memang pengecut dan dayus.Kerja mereka hanya rasuah,makan sedap dan cari perampuan.Berjuang untuk kebenaran dan masa depan sudah kecut.Tidak ada darah pahlawan langsung.
ReplyDeleterakyat Sabah mementingkan keamanan dan keharmonian. semua rakyat Sabah tidak mahu ada kekecohan atau demo berlaku di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteBERSIH bukan untuk SABAH..Kalau SAPP mahu BERSIH pergi jauh-jauh dari SABAH.
ReplyDeletejgnlah nak bawa2 perhimpunan bersih ke Sabah. buat masalah saja.
ReplyDeleteSAPP cleaner than any parties in Sabah.
ReplyDeleteIs Musang bin tidak aman clean or he is the most corrupted asssshole in Sabah history?
Jika pribumi Sabah ada tontolu dan berani macam dayak dari Sarawak, sudah bersihkan semua PENDATANG Haram di Sabah bukan sampai jadi pelarian di negeri sendiri macam sekarang.
ReplyDeleteMinta saja banyak PATI dan orang India,Pakistan dan lain-lain untuk datang ke sabah.No problem.Tidak ada rakyat Sabah bantah kerana semua penakut.Semua pun kena welcome.
ReplyDeleteApa hal sabahan ini? Jangan fikir sendiri.Ingat masa depan anak cucu.Semua PATI akan jadi bumiputra Sabah dan mentadbir negeri ini dan Sabahan sekarang maseh tidur.Sedih betul.
takpa, teruskan saja buat perhimpunan Bersih.. anggap ja Sabah ini SAPP yang punya. tidak ada penghuni di Sabah selain SAPP dan penyokong2nya. jadi tidak perlulah dengar bantahan orang lain..
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