PETALING JAYA, MAY 27- PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli (photo) provided more evidence on electoral irregularities today.
This time, he touched on the allegations that blackouts occurred in some areas which PKR candidate had lost, a charge the Election Commission (EC) had dismissed.
Speaking at a press conference today, Rafizi produced a police report by a PKR agent, alleging a blackout occurred when ballots were being counted for the Kulim Bandar Bahru parliamentary seat.
The report, lodged by Burhainuddin Ismail, alleged that a blackout occurred at about 7pm, when votes were being counted at thye Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Lindungan Raja, located in Karangan, Kedah.
“Burhainuddin had also indicated that the blackout only happened in the school building, not the whole area,” said Rafizi.
He added that Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), on their side, has no record of a blackout occuring at the area.
“So the PKR agent suspected that something was amiss and lodged a report on the matter,” he said.
Recently, EC deputy chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar dismissed allegations that there were blackouts at certain areas when votes were being tallied.
He also dismissed a photo evidence of the blackout, calling it fake.
On the said photo, Rafizi said that the document was certified as genuine by Sri Serdang candidate, Noor Hanim Ismail, who claimed that the photo was taken at the area she was contesting.
Rafizi also produced copies of five police reports on allegations of the existence of phantom voters.
The reports claimed that there were 46 voters, registered at the only six houses available at Taman Sri Putra, which come under the Kuala Kedah parliamentary seat.
Rafizi added that a voter for the area, Lim Tiek Hong, was issued the Form 10a when he was disallowed from voting as someone else had cast the ballot on his behalf.
Form 10a is a new document issued after introduction of the indelible ink. Lim was given the form after the returning officer found that there no traces of indelible ink on his finger while his name was marked on the list after someone else had voted on his behalf.
“The issuance of Form 10a itself proves that the phantom voters do exist in the electoral system,” said Rafizi.
‘We are not the enemy’
He later urged Wan Ahmad to probe the allegations without fear and favour instead of mocking the allegations.
Rafizi added that Wan Ahmad was constitutionally bound to ensure the electoral process was clear of any irregularities.
“Be open to criticism instead of treating us like an enemy,” he said.
On related matter, Rafizi said that Pakatan Rakyat would file election petitions on several seats by June 10, two days shy of EC’s deadline.
“We would be filing petitions for 20 parliamentary seats while DAP would focus on three.
“As for PAS, I believe they would contest the results on 18 seats, some including several state constituencies,” he said.
On reports that EC would clean up the electoral roll soon, Rafizi urged the electoral body to get an independent team to facilitate the matter.
“They keep giving contradicting statements. When we show evidence that 30 to 40 people were registered in one address, EC tells us that they have no power to delete a name from the electoral roll.
“But when we pointed that blogger Papagomo was registered as a normal voter and a postal voter, they deleted his name within a day. So which is which?” he asked.
Anwar lodges report
Later, PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim lodged a police report on the indelible ink fiasco at the Tropicana police station.
It is part of PKR’s campaign to get 100,000 people to lodge reports on the indelible ink debacle, after it was found washable just hours after being applied.
PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail also lodged a separate report on the matter.
