Dated 6 June 2017
Bersih 2.0 takes note of EC’s comment that the old boundaries may be used in the coming elections. However, may we remind EC that there are also issues of malapportionment and gerrymandering in the old/present boundaries which resulted in unfair advantages for certain political parties in the last elections. Genuine and fair political representation in our election system is long overdue and the EC should instead use this opportunity to correct the boundaries, using a clean and accurate electoral roll.
The EC Chairperson has used the ongoing court cases as an excuse to not meet BERSIH2.0. The court cases are manifestation of the misdemeanor carried out by the EC and they, unfortunately, can only be fixed through court actions. The court cases cannot and must not be an excuse to not meet. Read more