Foreign Voters Story: Illegal Votes Only Had Minimal Impact On GE13 Results?
Sources say that some foreign voters are giving up their ICs as they felt guilty. Could this be true? The speculation that foreigners may appear to cast their votes is proven true. Several voters have caught foreigners trying to cast their votes in a few polling centres. 'Follow this Story' to find out as we update you with more sources.
By Judith Yeoh — 03 May 2013, 07:36 AM — Updated almost 11 years ago
MP Datuk Yahya Lampong says foreign voters caused only a minimal impact on the election results
KOTA KINABALU: Foreigners who became voters after being issued Malaysian identity cards through dubious means caused only a minimal impact in the outcome of elections here, a veteran Sabah politician said.
thestar.com.myThe presence of these new voters would be felt only in certain constituencies, such as the state seats of Karambunai, Lahad Datu and Kunak, former deputy minister and MP Datuk Yahya Lampong told the Royal Commission of Inquiry yesterday.
“They, however, would not have an impact in interior seats such as Tambunan,” Yahya, who was the 203rd witness to give evidence to the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah, said yesterday.
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Yahya added that the presence of foreigners in Sabah was generally accepted by the people, especially those living in coastal areas of the state and this was because of the historical linkages between Sabah and places like southern Philippines as well as certain provinces of Indonesia.
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Bangladesh High Commissioner says claims of 40,000 Bangladeshis voting in GE13 is a absurd
The Bangladesh High Commission here has dismissed allegations of its citizens voting in the 13th general election as “absurd”. Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia A.K.M. Atiqur Rahman said his office had no knowledge of his country's citizens voting here on May 5.
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He said the propaganda of Bangladeshis voting in the 13th general election (GE13) was nothing but “a mere fabrication by some interest groups and a sheer misrepresentation of facts”, he told a press conference, here, today.
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“I want to clarify that it is absurd that 40,000 Bangladeshis had come to Malaysia within a week to vote. This was claimed by some in the print and online media.
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“Till today, the High Commission does not have any information of any Bangladeshi citizen wrongfully and mischievously voting in the GE13,” he added.
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Atiqur added that the “propaganda” of Bangladeshis voting in Malaysia was a misrepresentation of facts.
“The efforts to depict Bangladeshis as phantom voters may put innocent people under threat, as well as paint a negative image of our country.”
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Atiqur hoped that all quarters refrain from spreading such rumours in the print, electronic and social media, that unneccesarily related Bangladesh to an exclusively domestic issue of Malaysia.
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Royal Commission of Inquiry found that 66,000 illegal aliens in Sabah received blue ICs
Sarawak National Registration Department (NRD) director Datuk Abu Bakar Mat testified at the RCI here today that 5,373 immigrants in Sarawak have been issued blue ICs from 1963 to 2012.
About 66,000 immigrants in Sabah have received blue ICs since 1963, a whopping 12 times more than those in Sarawak, the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants heard today.
Sarawak Registration Department director Abu Bakar Mat said “this is due to the location of Sarawak and Sabah. The geographical location of Sabah which is near the Philippines caused the population of immigrants in Sabah to see more increase compared to Sarawak”.
Some Pakistani and Indian foreigners have also previously testified at the RCI about obtaining blue ICs within just a few years of arriving in Sabah and subsequently voting in elections.
Voters report sightings of foreigners at polling stations
Some people are claiming that these are foreigners, some are claiming that they are Orang Aslis.
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A foreign worker had been chased out d hall d - Reason to chase him out: Power of public!! Ppl here want him take off his shirt to show if he has BCG injection scar but he doesn't hav it
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I saw Bangla queueing in front of me!! Got uncle question him but he can show IC!! I had taken photo n his IC n reported to 0165059065!! Pls do so if u see any Bangla at ur place also!!
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A dubious voter in Pandan, Selangor was turned away from the polling station after PKR polling agents objected, said PKR Pandan candidate Rafizi Ramli (below).
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4 Indon Pengundi hantu ditangkap, yang merangkak, di Bukit Antarabangsa
t.coJess: Two foreigners spotted in Sek. Keb. Selayang Jaya. I've sent the pic to ABU!!
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Seorang lelaki warganegara Myanmar berjaya ditangkap ketika cuba memasuki pusat pengundian di sebuah pusat mengundi di Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
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[VIDEO] Found suspect 'ghost' citizen voting? A little incident at Cheras parliament when queuing up for vote. What a shame if its true ...
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Najib Razak denies BN link with foreign voters
“The allegations of friendly parties to BN bringing in foreign workers to vote is totally untrue. We are committed to a fair election,” Najib wrote.
Petition against illegal foreign voters
CAUSES PETITION: We are using diplomatic means to urge the governments of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Myanmar and Philippines to advice their citizens who are working in Malaysia
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We are hereby requesting ladies and gentlemen to provide solidarity supports and necessary assistances for us, to ensure the election can be conducted in clean and fair manners.
whitehouse.govDeputy IGP says impossible for foreigners to vote
It is impossible for foreigners to vote in tomorrow’s polls and police will act if it happens, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said today.
malaysiandigest.comHe said no police reports have been lodged on phantom voters planning to cast their ballots in Election 2013, adding that additional flights at this time are not unusual.
yahoo.com“There are rumours that many foreigners will be brought in to vote — Bangladeshis, Filipinos, Indonesians — but it is impossible that this will happen,” Khalid said.
“We will assist SPR in making sure that there are no phantom voters... if SPR informs us that unregistered voters are trying to come in, we’ll take action,” he said.
EC says it is not an offence to sponsor traveling expenses of voters
"It is not an offence to offer to pay for a voter's travelling expenses in order for him to go home and vote," chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said.
malaysiandigest.comAbdul Aziz also said that it is however an offence if the sponsored individual was asked to vote for a specific party or candidate.
malaysiandigest.comHe was referring to the allegation made by opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that more than 40,000 dubious voters from Sabah and Sarawak had been flown in to cast their votes on Sunday.
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"And today Najib indeed appears to have been caught red-handed, bringing in dubious workers from the two East Malaysian states to vote BN in marginal seats in peninsular Malaysia," says SarawakReport.
Image via sarawakreport.orgParty secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the flights were paid for by “friends” of Barisan Nasional (BN), Reuters reported this evening.
Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan also says, "There is no substance whatsoever to opposition allegations that passengers were anything other than registered Malaysian voters."
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Ambiga dismissed Tengku Adnan’s claim that they were normal during elections, saying: “Planeloads are so unusual. Are they living or working in east Malaysia? Why is it they’re in such large groups?"
Ambiga says, “You’ve got to give it to everybody. That’s the test. You can’t be selective."
MAS flying in foreigners to vote: Anwar says they have enough proof but PM's Office and MAS say they are not voters
Malaysian Airlines – ‘Schedule to ferry voters and election workers’ from Kuching to KL, from SarawakReport.
Image via sarawakreport.orgAnwar says Pakatan Rakyat has “credible” documentary evidence that groups of foreign nationals have been brought in on 16 daily chartered flights, including the usage of a Boeing 747, since April 25.
Anwar says, "Apart from civilian flights, the military is also being used. We have information that the C130 Hercules is used to move phantom voters to smaller airports like Batu Berendam and Ipoh.”
Staff insiders at Air Asia and Malaysian Airways have just leaked the devastating email interchanges, which lay bare the whole operation with both sets of emails implicating the Prime Minister personally in the extraordinary operation.
Image via sarawakreport.orgMAS says, "Malaysian Airlines wishes to clarify that all chartered flights in the national carrier's system are commercial chartered flights."
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"Get to the airport and photograph the disgraceful activity!" says SarawakReport
Image via sarawakreport.org"The Prime Minister's office denies any involvement in these flights. The Election Commission has gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure that the electoral system is stronger than ever.."
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Senator Datuk S. Nallakarupan berkata, "Di dalam kepalanya hanyalah untuk menjadi perdana menteri, menjatuhkan BN. Lain-lain tiada."
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Air Asia flying in Sabahans to vote: UMNO says they are not 'bodoh', but staff from Air Asia say they have information involving Tony Fernandes
Ketua Penerangan Umno Datuk Ahmad Maslan berkata, "Umno dan BN tidak sebegitu bodoh untuk membuat kerja yang melibatkan operasi besar seperti itu."
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"Can you let me know about flight availability by tomorrow morning as I have to see PM at noon!!!"
Image via sarawakreport.orgKhalid Ibrahim berkata, “Bagi saya dakwaan ini sengaja dibangkitkan kerana sudah tidak ada isu lain lagi untuk mereka gunakan bagi memancing undi."
"As per Tony’s email" referring to Tony Fernandes, CEO of Air Asia and owner of QPR FC, says SarawakReport. "Air Asia, which is hand in glove with the Malaysian powers that be, needs to come out and explain each of these flights immediately – and the role of the PM in organising them."
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"Charter planes arriving just before the election and leaving straight after! Is this what BN mean about ‘winning’ back Selangor at any price?" says SarawakReport
Image via sarawakreport.orgThe information on the flights was provided by staff from flag carrier MAS and budget airline AirAsia, the PKR de facto leader said.
Secret flights are heading out loaded with cash. Meanwhile overloaded chartered jets are flying in crowded with foreign workers, suspected of being dragooned into voting for BN.
sarawakreport.orgPICTURE: Sarawakreport says mass transportation of 'voters' is underway, but picture is of San Fransisco carpark
SarawakReport's image of busloads of 'voters' was taken from a picture uploaded of San Francisco in 30 September 2013.
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"San Francisco 49er Bus Parking Lot at Candlestick Park" taken by Flicker user munidave in 2007. This photo was used by Sarawakreport.org in their Down At the Airport story.
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PICTURE: Sarawakreport says mass transportation of 'voters' is underway, but people say picture is of San Fransciso. The surroundings of this picture is unlike any familiar Malaysian landscape we know.
Image via imgur.comImages of foreign workers at LCCT: Some say it's an everyday thing at LCCT, but others say it's not a coincidence
SPOTTED: A crowd of Bangladeshi at LCCT yesterday, 1 May 2013. 1 Out of the top 5 worries of Malaysian voters is the issue of foreign voters being handed out ICs to vote: http://bit.ly/top5worries
Image via akamaihd.netTop 5 things Malaysians are worried about this PRU13
What are YOU worried about? Names disappearing from the electoral roll on SPR, phantom voters stealing identities to cast votes, indelible ink and more.
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