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Letter to HE High Commissioner for Malaysia to Singapore 9 July 2011
His Excellency Dato’ Md Hussin Nayan The High Commissioner for Malaysia for Singapore The Malaysian High Commission 301, Jervois Road Singapore 249077
July 9 2011
Your Excellency,
We, the undersigned, write to you representing many Malaysians who live and/or work here in Singapore. Their faces can be seen in the pictures on the accompanying poster. You can also see that each one of those pictures bears the words ‘I love Malaysia’. We come from diverse backgrounds and hometowns but are all united by the unwavering love we have for our home country.
It is this love which causes us pain now for in the same way the child feels pain when the parent is ill, we too feel the pain of Malaysia’s recent sufferings. Most of us remember a time when, as children, we wandered in and out of our neighbours’ houses freely and comfortably. In those days, few doors remained locked and no one shooed us away for our different customs, traditions, language or dialect; Safety was more about making sure the brakes on our bicycles worked, and not so much about whether they would get stolen from our homes.
No Malaysian who keeps his eyes, ears, mind and heart open can dispute that the crime rate in Malaysia has risen and that corruption at all levels is rampant. The days when the 3 friends in our school text books were Ali, Ah Kow and Raju who studied, played and even ate together are also gone now, replaced by a polarised society ignorant yet fearful and suspicious of one another.
We believe that the first step towards a Malaysia that is vibrant, peaceful, safe and united is to have in place a legitimately elected government of the rakyat, representing the rakyat’s interests and working committedly for the common good of the rakyat. In turn, that requires having truly free, clean and fair elections.
So that is why we support the founding principles behind the Bersih 2.0 initiative. We write to you as non-partisan citizens of Malaysia. Respectful of the laws of Malaysia and Singapore, for the principles of social harmony, and respect towards the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, we act in unison motivated by a common desire for what we all once had, but have now lost.
Your Excellency, to show you that on this side of the Johor Straits there are many patriotic Malaysians too who love their country very much and who recognise that for their - our - country to regain what she has lost, she must first give her rakyat voice again. And in order to do that, we repeat here Bersih 2.0’s list of 8 demands which we support:
1. Clean the electoral roll The electoral roll is marred with irregularities such as deceased persons and multiple persons registered under a single address or non-existent addresses. The electoral roll must be revised and updated to wipe out these ‘phantom voters’. The rakyat have a right to an electoral roll that is an accurate reflection of the voting population.
In the longer term, we support BERSIH 2.0’s call for the EC to implement an automated voter registration system upon eligibility to reduce irregularities.
2. Reform postal ballot The current postal ballot system must be reformed to ensure that all citizens of Malaysia are able to exercise their right to vote. Postal ballot should not only be open for all Malaysian citizens living abroad, but also for those within the country who cannot be physically present in their voting constituency on polling day. Police, military and civil servants too must vote normally like other voters if not on duty on polling day.
The postal ballot system must be transparent. Party agents should be allowed to monitor the entire process of postal voting.
3. Use of indelible ink Indelible ink must be used in all elections. It is a simple, affordable and effective solution in preventing voter fraud. In 2007, the EC decided to implement the use of indelible ink. However, in the final days leading up to the 12th General Elections, the EC decided to withdraw the use of indelible ink citing legal reasons and rumours of sabotage.
We concur with BERSIH 2.0 demands for indelible ink to be used for all the upcoming elections. Failure to do so will lead to the inevitable conclusion that there is an intention to allow voter fraud.
4. Minimum 21 days campaign period The EC should stipulate a campaign period of not less than 21 days. A longer campaign period would allow voters more time to gather information and deliberate on their choices. It will also allow candidates more time to disseminate information to rural areas. The first national elections in 1955 under the British Colonial Government had a campaign period of 42 days but the campaign period for 12th GE in 2008 was a mere 8 days.
5. Free and fair access to media It is no secret that the Malaysian mainstream media fails to practice proportionate, fair and objective reporting for political parties of all divide. We join BERSIH 2.0’s call on the EC to press for all media agencies, especially state-funded media agencies such as Radio and Television Malaysia (RTM) and Bernama to allocate proportionate and objective coverage for all political parties.
6. Strengthen public institutions Public institutions must act independently and impartially in upholding the rule of law and democracy. Public institutions such as the Judiciary, Attorney-General, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC), Police and the EC must be reformed to act independently, uphold laws and protect human rights.
In particular, the EC must perform its constitutional duty to act independently and impartially so as to enjoy public confidence. The EC cannot continue to claim that they have no power to act, as the law provides for sufficient powers to institute a credible electoral system.
7. Stop corruption Corruption is a disease that has infected every aspect of Malaysian life. BERSIH 2.0 and the rakyat demand for an end to all forms of corruption. Current efforts to eradicate corruption are mere tokens to appease public grouses. We demand that serious action is taken against ALL allegations of corruption, including vote buying.
8. Stop dirty politics Malaysians are tired of dirty politics that has been the main feature of the Malaysian political arena. We demand for all political parties and politicians to put an end to gutter politics. As citizens and voters, we are not interested in gutter politics; we are interested in policies that affect the nation.
Your Excellency, we ask that as the senior diplomat here, you accept our letter in the spirit it is written and make representation to Putrajaya to express our wish for a return to the principles upon which our country was founded and the hope that any current or future activities that help us along that road be fully and wholeheartedly supported .
sincerely, John Cheong Sunil Martin Yong Fen Chao Goh Chun Fan and over 50 Malaysians with unwavering love for our home country who gave us their self-portraits proclaiming that;and over 500 others who liked our Facebook page put up just a week ago.
