KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) has set up a special team
to find out why the indelible ink used to mark voters in the 13th
general election could be easily removed, said EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof
on Tuesday. He said the team would look into, among others, the
ingredients of the ink, the Health Ministry's conditions and how the ink
was applied on the finger.
The team would also examine the
outcome of tests conducted before and after the ink was brought into
Malaysia, he said in a statement.
For the first time in a
general election in Malaysia, the EC used the indelible ink to mark
voters in the May 5 general election to prevent possible repeat voting,
but received flak from political parties, electoral candidates and
voters when it was learnt that the ink could be washed away easily.
Abdul Aziz said the team was expected to complete the investigation in a month.
He
also said that the EC viewed with concern the distribution of video
recordings, text and pictures on social websites and news portals and in
the print media on all kinds of baseless accusations and allegations
directed at the EC.
He said the allegations included claims of
foreigners voting in the general election, blackouts at vote tallying
centres, three ballot boxes missing from the vote-tallying centre in
Putrajaya, ballot boxes airdropped from helicopters to ensure victory of
certain candidates.
Further allegations were EC vehicles
bringing ballot boxes to tallying centres to manipulate the election
result, EC staff asking candidates' agents to sign the Borang 14 (Form
14) before the counting of votes had been completed and transporting of
phantom voters from Sabah and Sarawak to vote in the peninsula.
Abdul Aziz said all these allegations were baseless and were aimed at confusing the people.
As such, he added, the EC had lodged a police report through its secretary, Datuk Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria, in a move to maintain its good name and integrity as an independent body under the Federal Constitution.
He
also said that the EC would continue with its explanation of issues
pertaining to the 13th general election, through the media and other
means, to present the people with the correct information.
"The
EC advises the people to filter the information that they garner from
the social media. If necessary, they can contact the EC to get valid
information on any issue," he said.
Tuesday 21 May 2013
EC: Special team on why indelible ink was not indelible
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DeleteDakwat Kekal Akan Terus Diguna Dengan Penambahbaikan
ReplyDeleteSuruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) akan meneruskan penggunaan dakwat kekal pada pilihan raya umum ke-14 (PRU14) dengan melaksanakan beberapa penambahbaikan terutama dari segi kualiti dakwat.
Timbalan Pengerusi SPR Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar berkata penggunaan dakwat kekal itu akan tetap dilaksanakan kerana ia diputuskan oleh Jawatankuasa Khas Parlimen dan dimaktubkan dalam undang-undang pilihan raya.
Idea adalah baik tetapi pelaksanaan mungkin tidak sebaik dijangka.
Delete"Kami akan kaji ramuan dakwat itu, serta meletakkan satu standard terhadap kualiti dakwat itu," katanya kepada pemberita selepas rancangan bual bicara Hello Malaysia yang dikelolakan Bernama TV, malam Selasa.
ReplyDeleteBeliau berkata tindakan sesetengah pihak yang cuba memperbesarkan isu penggunaan dakwat kekal yang didakwa mudah luntur selepas dicalit tidak lebih kepada motif politik semata-mata.
ReplyDeleteWan Ahmad berkata penggunaan dakwat itu hanyalah untuk menghalang pengundi mengundi dua kali, namun jika dakwat di jari mereka hilang, ia tidak bermakna mereka dapat mengundi sekali lagi kerana asas utama yang dilihat oleh SPR ialah
nama pengundi dalam daftar pemilih.
Kualiti dakwat kekal diragui
DeleteIni juga menyebabkan rakyat juga tidak beryakin dengan PRu13.
Delete"Masyarakat perlu faham kami (SPR) baru pertama kali menggunakan dakwat kekal dan sudah tentu terdapat sedikit kelemahan...kami telah lantik satu syarikat terkenal untuk menghasilkan dakwat untuk PRU13 yang mana syarikat itu
ReplyDeleteturut menghasilkan dakwat kekal di negara-negara lain. Mungkin ada kelemahan daripada syarikat itu sendiri yang menyimpan dakwat terlalu lama.
"Kami telah tempah 250,000 botol dakwat kekal pada PRU ini dan dua bulan sebelum pilihan raya umum diadakan kami simpan di lokap-lokap balai polis daerah untuk memastikan ia selamat.
"Mungkin akibat disimpan terlalu lama kandungan dakwat telah menurun dan menjadi cair," katanya.
yang penting, usaha penambahbaikan perlu sentiasa dibuat.
DeleteBeliau turut mengkritik sesetengah pihak yang membasuh dakwat kekal dengan menggunakan bahan peluntur dan seterusnya memuat naik di laman sosial bagi tujuan menjatuhkan kredibiliti SPR.
ReplyDeleteMengenai gangguan bekalan elektrik semasa proses pengiraan undi, Wan Ahmad berkata tiada insiden sedemikian berlaku kerana beliau telah mengesahkan dengan semua Pegawai Pengurus (RO).
Kes ini masih dalam siasatan.
Deletekadang2 sesuatu isu sengaja diperbesarkan.
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Deletebiarlah mereka menyiasat apa yang berlaku sebenarnya.
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