Not Bersih but gov't holding people to ransom...

The coalition for clean and fair elections' eight demands for electoral reform are not "unreasonable", said its chair Ambiga Sreenevasan, who has indicated a third round of protest in the event its recommendations continued to be ignored.
For that Ambiga was chided by Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, who ticked her off for holding the government to ransom.

"As far as I'm concerned its the government that is holding the people to ransom," Ambiga told Malaysiakini after testifying before a public inquiry on human rights violation during the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9 last year.

She stressed that the coalition's recommendations are "simple enough" to implement.

Yesterday, Ambiga told reporters that the NGO will not hesitate take to the streets if the recommendations went unheeded.

This, she said, is because the parliamentary select committee (PSC) which was mooted after Bersih's July 9 rally, has met all the demands in its preliminary report.

"We are getting increasingly alarmed that the government can't give a simple commitment to make sure those demands are met to ensure an even playing field."

 

 Bukan BERSIH tapi kerajaan yang ugut rakyat

Lapan tuntutan Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil Pakatan (BERSIH) untuk pembaharuan  pilihan raya dianggap munasabah", kata pengerusinya, Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan yang membayangkan perhimpunan bantahan kali ketiga jika cadangan mereka terus diabaikan.

Sebaliknya, Ambiga membidas Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy Jamaluddin yang menemplak BERSIH kerana didakwa mengugut kerajaan.

"Bagi saya, kerajaan yang sebenarnya mengugut rakyat,” kata Ambiga kepada Malaysiakini selepas memberi keterangan kepada panel siasatan awam Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia (Suhakam) mengenai perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 pada 9 Julai tahun lalu, semalam.

Menurut Ambiga yang yang dicadangkan oleh BERSIH adalah sesuatu yang mudah untuk dilaksanakan.

Selasa lalu, Ambiga mengumumkan bahawa NGO itu tidak akan teragak-agak untuk sekali lagi turun ke jalanan bagi menuntut pilihan raya yang bersih dan adil di negara ini jika cadangan mereka gagal dilaksanakan oleh pihak berkuasa.

"Kami semakin cemas kerana kerajaan tidak mahu memberikan komitmen mudah supaya memastikan cadangan yang dikemukakan itu dipenuhi demi menjamin pertandingan atau pilihan raya yang adil.”

source:malaysiakini

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