Why is EC ignoring Port Klang seat...

Selangor state legislative assembly speaker Teng Chang Khim has queried why the Election Commission is not discussing the Port Klang vacancy when it meets on Friday.Teng said the EC today announced it would be discussing the vacancy to the Merlimau state constituency that day, according to its secretary Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria.

“I am puzzled why the EC does not want to fix the same date to discuss the Port Klang by-election, as the EC was informed about Port Klang on the same day as Merlimau, ie Jan 21, when my office announced the vacancy,” he said.

“I had made the vacancy declaration on Jan 19, by virtue of Article 69 of the Selangor constitution 1959, and the notification together with a copy of the declaration had been sent to the EC on Jan 21.”

Teng said the EC had to bear in mind that Article 70 (5) of the constitution states a casual vacancy shall be filled within 60 days from the date on which it occurs.

“Any delay on the EC's part to call for a by-election for Port Klang within 60 days thereof would raise public suspicion over the independence and neutrality of the EC. The EC should not be seen to be in collusion with any political party or any individual to delay or avoid the due process of election as it would be seen as abdicating its constitutional duty,” he said.

source:malaysiakini

Macam biasa,kerana kerusi yang kosong itu adalah kerusi UMNO(katak PKR lompat masuk UMNO) maka SPR liat sikit. Bukankah SPR kena tanya 'bos' mereka di Putrajaya dulu sebelum buat apa2. Sapa kata SPR ini badan bebas......

cheers.