Petisyen Rakyat Tuntut Pilihanraya Bersih
The power given to His Majesty under the Constitution to refuse to consent to the dissolution of parliament, if so requested, is a power to be exercised for the well-being of the rakyat. Now, more than ever before, His Majesty must act in the best interest of the rakyat and the nation.
By Anne Ooi [Aunty Bersih]
The Rakyat are not happy. We know things are not right with our country. We want all the wrongs set right.
We want a change. We want to see change. And the only way is through a fair and a clean election.
We want a fair contest.
Every Malaysian above the age of 21 must have the right and the opportunity to vote.
This must include our rakyat who are overseas. In fact, they are the ones who truly understand the pain we are suffering.
We must have the indelible ink.
In fact, we must have all of our 8 demands met before we, as a nation go to the the 13th General Election.
These are very simple demands from the rakyat.
The Agong must know by now all the 8 demands for reforms to our electoral process that the rakyat presented to the government on 9th July, 2011.
The power given to His Majesty under the Constitution to refuse to consent to the dissolution of parliament, if so requested, is a power to be exercised for the well-being of the rakyat.
Now, more than ever before, His Majesty must act in the best interest of the rakyat and the nation.
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1. We, all Malaysians, fully committed to the principle of governance of our nation for and by the Rakyat, wish to draw the attention of His Majesty, the Yang DiPertuan Agong, to the following:
► on the 9th of July, 2011, thousands of our fellow Malaysians rallied in Kuala Lumpur to demand the following reforms to our electoral processes :
● clean the electoral roll
● reform the postal ballot
● use of indelible ink
● minimum 21 days campaign period
● free and fair access to media
● strengthen public institutions
● stop corruption
● stop dirty politics
2. In response to these demands for reforms on 3rd October, 2011, the government under the stewardship of Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak caused to be established a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to look into reforms to our electoral processes
3. Despite the setting up of the PSC, the Prime Minister had, through statements made publicly, intimated that the 13th General Elections could be held any time soon
4. Reacting to those statements, a group of Malaysians had, on 3rd November, 2011, warned that if a snap election was called without a prior and thorough reform to our electoral processes, a huge rally throughout the country would be mobilised to prevent such an election proceeding and that the toppling of the present government could not be ruled out
5. Pursuant to Article 40 (2) (b) of the Federal Constitution, His Majesty has the absolute discretion to withhold consent to a request to dissolve Parliament.
Now we, all Malaysians, call upon His Majesty, if presented with a request for consent to dissolve Parliament:-
► before the PSC has completed its work;
► before any and all recommendations of the PSC for reforms to our electoral processes have been approved by Parliament, and fully implemented; and
► before the Rakyat are fully convinced that the next GE will be free, fair and clean.
to invoke His Majesty’s powers under Article 40(2)(b) to withhold consent to dissolve Parliament if all of the above conditions are not met.
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1. Kami, rakyat Malaysia yang komited dengam prinsip di mana tadbir urus negara kita adalah oleh rakyat dan demi rakyat, ingin membawa kepada perhatian Yang DiPertuan Agong perkara yang berikut:
► pada 9 Julai 2011, ribuan rakyat Malaysia telah turun berdemonstrasi di Kuala
Lumpur bagi menuntut reformasi proses pilihan raya seperti di bawah:
● bersihkan senarai undi
● rombak sistem undi pos
● penggunaan dakwat kekal
● tempoh minima 21 hari untuk berkempen
● akses media yang bebas dan adil
● kukuhkan institusi awam
● hentikan rasuah dan korupsi
● hentikan politik kotor
2. Ekoran daripada tuntutan tersebut, pada 3 Okotber 2011, kerajaan Malaysia dibawah pimpinan Perdana Menteri Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak telah mengusahakan dan Dewan Rakyat telah meluluskan penubuhan Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas (JPK) Berhubung Dengan Penambahbaikan Proses Pilihan Raya bagi mengkaji perkara-perkara berkaitan pilihan raya Malaysia.
3. Walaupun JPK tersebut telah ditubuhkan, Perdana Menteri menerusi kenyataan-kenyataan yang telah dibuat secara umum, telah memberi bayangan bahawa Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 mungkin akan diadakan dalam masa yang terdekat.
4. Sebagai tindak balas atau reaksi terhadap kenyataan-kenyataan tersebut, pada 3 November 2011, sekumpulan rakyat Malaysia telah memberi amaran bahawa demonstrasi besar-besaran di seluruh negara akan dijalankan bagi menghalang pelaksanaan pilihan raya sedemikian rupa sekiranya parlimen dibubarkan tanpa pembaharuan dan reformasi yang menyeluruh terhadap proses pilihan raya. Tambahan, kata mereka, penggulingan kerajaan berkemungkinan berlaku.
5. Mengikut Artikel 40 (2) (b) Perlembagaan Persekutuan, Yang DiPertuan Agong boleh menggunakan budi bicara baginda secara mutlak untuk tidak memperkenankan permintaan bagi membubarkan Parlimen.
Kini, kami sekalian rakyat Malaysia, memohon Tuanku, jika pembubaran Parlimen diminta:
► sebelum JPK menyelesaikan tugasnya
► sebelum mana-mana dan kesemua saranan JPK bagi menambahbaikan proses pilihan raya diluluskan oleh Parlimen, dan dilaksanakan sepenuhnya; dan
► Rakyat yakin dan percaya secara menyeluruh bahawa PRU seterusnya pastinya bebas, adil dan bersih.
agar menggunakan kuasa Tuanku di bawah Artikel 40 (2) (b) untuk tidak memperkenankan pembubaran Parlimen jika kesemua tuntutan di atas tidak dipenuhi.
