BY ERMIZI MUHAMAD
PUTRAJAYA, SEP 27: The State Government is disappointed with the Election Commission (EC) for destroying the data of 136,000 voters in the state.
Investment, Small & Medium Industries, Trade and Transport Exco, Dato’ Teng Chang Khim said that action violated the country’s principles of constitutional democracy.
That, according to him, has led to complications for the State Government to present evidence to protest the EC’s delineation of political boundaries.
“This issue relates to Constitutional sentiments and may impede Selangor citizens’ rights to vote in a fair election system to choose the government through a democratic process.
“EC admitted that voters’ data have been destroyed and of course we are very disappointed with this action.
“That impedes our process to obtain the evidence,” he said to reporters at the Istana Kehakiman compound this morning.
Prior to this, the Federal Court has dismissed the State Government’s demand for EC to present the 136,000 voters’ data which was claimed to be destroyed.
Besides that, the court had also rejected State Government’s appeal relating to the original document report used to register as a voter and the computer software application, Geographical Information System (GIS) used in the delineation process in Selangor.
Meanwhile, lawyer, Latheefa Khoya informed that a judicial review will be made for an extension of the case management to stop the approval for the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s new delineation report process to resume in Parliament.
