Monday, April 25, 2011

Exclusive:100 Ibans demand balance Rm400.00 election promise from SUPP HQ in Sibu this morning!(Update)

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April 25, 2011 by democracy4now

About 100 Ibans descended upon SUPP’s Sibu HQ to demand the balance of election promise amounting to Rm400.00 for each voter from SUPP candidate. According to eye-witness DAP’s chief Wong Ho Leng was also on hand to handle the situation. The Ibans however declined to give testimony or report to the police about their complaint where they alleged that SUPP agents refused to pay them the balance of the payment by using the excuse that these voters had voted for the Opposition candidate.

According to unverified allegations one of the candidates for Bawan Assan paid many voters Rm500.00 each to buy their vote.

The news had spreaded far and wide such that even members of the public from as far as Sg Asap are heard talking about it. Such vote buying, if confirmed, would discredit the elected Assemblyperson for the area concerned ie Datuk Wong Soon Koh.


The incident recalls another similar incident years ago where hundreds of Ibans flocked to Rimbunan Hijau’s HQ to demand election promises in the form of payment to the voters, where some dissappointed voters even broke into fights with the company.

In the state election Wong Soon Koh of SUPP defeated DAP’s newbie Alice Lau by a much diminished majority as in previous state elections. Wong polled 7316 vote, beating Alice by 1808 votes. Wong remain as 1 of the 6 SUPP candidates who survived the state elections onslaught by the Pakatan Rakyat.

Update: Actually those who demand payment from SUPP are as guilty as the bribe givers as both are involved in bribery/corruption. While the police has no duty to help one side to demand payment which are illegal from the other, if the police take a legal view then they should take actions on both sides! But yet few of the public can expect the police to uphold the laws as they should. In the previous event in 1995 the case ended without any settlement.

晚上10点15分更新

虽然砂州选举早已落幕一周余,但却爆发疑似选民向胜选候选人讨取金钱的事件。选举监督组织诗巫选举监察员(Sibu Election Watchers)今日揭露,由于国阵代理人在胜选后扣钱不发,导致逾百名伊班选民今早蜂拥至人联党诗巫总部,以索取某候选人承诺中选后给予的“余款”。结果数个长屋的居民当场获得400令吉。

长屋代表当场派钱

此事最早是由《砂拉越原住民社区新闻》网站所揭露。

行动党砂州主席黄和联随后也到现场了解实况。他并在推特上表示,当时有大约100名来自拉骚(Sg Rasau)和峇旺阿山的伊班选民涌到人联党诗巫总部,要求领取400令吉的“余款”。

这些选民声称国阵代理人之前承诺给他们100令吉加400令吉,即选前该区的注册选民都可以获得100令吉,一旦国阵候选人获胜,便可以再获得400令吉。

诗巫选举监察员组织则在晚上发表文告,揭露事情的更多详情。

该组织是接获一名在报馆工作的朋友捎来消息,有很多土著聚集在人联党诗巫总部办公楼下面,并声称此事可能与刚过的选举承诺有关。

于是,该组织就派员到位于诗巫市区甘榜拿督路的人联党诗巫办公室查看,结果发现至少两个长屋,即Rumah Chandi与Rumah Pasang的居民已经领到每人400令吉的“余款”。

文告说,其中一名来自Rumah Chandi的代表,更是手里拿着好几张身份证,并当着众人面前取出多张100令吉的钞票,当场分给Rumah Chandi的居民。

附近咖啡店都爆满

文告表示,该组织两名监察员最初到场时,发现办公楼楼梯口确实有7、8名貌似土著的男性站着。虽然没有人群围聚,不过附近的多家咖啡店却人潮爆满,几乎都是土著,而且有数名警察混杂在当中。

文告说,两名监察员接着向现场的人潮查询,其中一名年轻人告诉他们,正在等着人联党发钱。

文告说,这名年轻男子是峇旺阿山的选民,来自Sg Rasau区的Rumah Ujang长屋。他向监察员揭露“昨天他们那一区的长屋居民发生争执,因为国阵代理人指某些居民把票投给行动党,所以不该获得400令吉(余款)。”

没投国阵拒发余款

诗巫选举监察员组织表示,这名拒绝透露姓名的男子不满地说,国阵没有证据证明哪一名选民没把票投给国阵,所以如此扣押不派钱,很不公平。

“他也说,国阵在竞选期间承诺会让砂拉越电供公司(Sesco)为长屋牵电,但目前他们还在使用发电机。”

文告也说,其中一名监察员接着走到二楼的人联党办公室,看到有6、7名土著正在办公室的大厅坐着。当监察员上前询问时,有两人回答说,他们等着领钱,其中一位表示其长屋屋主身体不适,所以他代表出席。

文告说,监察员也在楼下的咖啡店,访问到一名自称叫罗宾(Robin)的伊班男子。该名男子以为监察员是记者,于是主动交出一封署名“不满的选民”(Disgruntled Voters)的英文信件给他们。

屋主拒发钱引发争执

该封信函(左图)只有4段,内容是投诉国阵及人联党的代理人,即一名长屋屋主Mador Anak Rendah处事不公,也要求有关单位彻查选举的金钱政治。

文告说,监察员随后也访问一名来自Rumah Pasang长屋的男子Saoh Marong。他也是峇旺阿山的选民,他投诉该名代理人指他们把票投给行动党,以致100多人全部拿不到“余款”。

“据Saoh Marong所说,好几个长屋居民都来了,包括Rumah Pasang和Rumah Chand的居民。”

“当问到是谁通知他们来人联党诗巫支部等派钱时,他说是Mador叫他们来的。昨天,拉骚长屋区里有争吵,结果Mador终于在今早答应发还剩下的400令吉。”

毫无下文而拒绝报警

诗巫选举监察员组织文告指出,这名男子质问,发生这样的事情,谁该负责?是代理人还是该名人联党的候选人?

文告表示,这名男子相信扣钱不发并非国阵上头的命令,而是代理人自行决定。当进一步问起钱的来源时,他四两拨千斤地说,这他并不知道。

文告也说,这些人以曾经报警,但毫无下文为由,拒绝再次报警。

文告表示,在上午11点左右,行动党武吉阿瑟州议员黄和联曾到现场了解。当他获悉所有人都没有意愿向反贪污委员会报案,也没有记者在场时,便说“那是白费力气”。

文告说,在大约上午11点半,两名监察员准备离开之际,虽然Rumah Ujang的居民还没领到钱,不过来自Rumah Pasang 的Saoh Marong证实已经拿到相关的“余款”。

常青集团曾发生讨钱

较早前,《砂拉越原住民社区新闻》网站指出,这次的事情与多年前,数百名伊班选民涌到常青集团总部讨钱的情况类似。当时,一些未拿到钱的选民甚至跟公司职员打起来。

该网站强调,贿选双方都是有罪的,因此警方应该秉持法律对付涉嫌贿选的两方面人士。它也指出,警方没有义务协助涉及非法活动的任何一方。

在4月16日投票的砂州选举中,人联党的峇旺阿山候选人黄顺舸以1808张多数票,或7316张得票,击败来势汹汹的行动党候选人刘强燕。黄顺舸也是诗巫人联党唯一在州选中突围的华裔候选人。

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