EC's 40,000 'dubious' voters tip of the iceberg, confirms fraud in GE-12

by  Sherina Yusof

Pakatan Rakyat leaders welcomed the admission by the Election Commission that there were 40,000 ‘suspicious’ names in the voters lists, but warned that this was probably the tip of the iceberg.

They also slammed EC Chief Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof for not discovering the flaws sooner, pointing out that such a huge error could have made a big impact on the 2008 general eelction, where the Pakatan Rakyat won only 5 states out of 13 despite obtaining 47 per cent of the popular vote.

“Why is it only now that the EC has realized the existence of the suspicious voters. Did they not realize it before this? If they did not, what about the status of the 12^th general election, which was filled with bad electoral role,” Suhaizan Kayat, a PAS leader and polls activist, said in a statement.

"In his latest press statement, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof revealed that there are 40,000 suspicious voters, whereas before this the EC stated that there were 50,000 that are being investigated. How did the 10,000 voters disappear?”

NRD's database also very 'suspicious'

Suhaizat also questioned Agency Link-Up System or ALIS, which is a system that links up the EC’s database with the National Registration Department. The EC and NRD had promoted the ALIS link as the safeguard that would be used to ensure that individuals who register themselves as voters are actual citizens.

But why didn't ALIS flag up the errors immediately, Suhaizat demanded to know how. How could the NRD database could contain so many suspicious names as the tagging of citizens was a national security priority, he also asked. The huge number of flaws could only imply that the names were planted into both EC and NRD systems as part of a plan to rig the voting results.

“Before this, the EC was very proud to have a system that links up with NRD. But now, it looks like the NRD database has flaws. Surely the NRD must have an updated database in this country. But what have happened to this system,” chided Suhaizat.

Under heavy public fire, the EC said last week that it would be displaying a list of 40,000 names found in the electoral roll that could not be verified. It was accused of revealing only the tip but not the full iceberg.

"Their status could not be ascertained, in some cases the voter's name in the electoral roll differs with that recorded by the National Registration Department. In other cases, we want to ensure whether the voter is still alive or not," said EC chief Abdul Aziz.

Source : MC