Get Anwar to testify if needed, RCI told
S Ambiga wants the Royal Commission to subpoena all those who were in the know about ‘Project IC’.
G Vinod, FMT
The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) must subpoena all those who knew or were involved in “Project IC” in Sabah, said Bersih 2.0 co-chairperson S Ambiga today.
Responding to a question whether this should include former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, she replied:”Why not?”
She was speaking at a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall. Also present were Bersih co-chairperson A Samad Said, steering committee members K Arumugam and Liau Kok Fah and Malaysian Electoral Roll Analysis Project (Merap) research assistant Lee Wee Tak.
Earlier, Sabah Bersih chairman Andrew Ambrose, via Skype, urged the RCI to subpoena former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former Sabah chief minister Haris Salleh and Attorney- General Abdul Gani Patail to testify on “Project IC.”
In a surprising move, Ambrose also wanted RCI panel members Herman Luping and KY Mustafa to testify, claiming they were in the know of what was happening in Sabah.
He made this remark despite being sued by Luping for the allegation in October last year.
Luping was a former Sabah state attorney-general in the 80s while Mustafa was the state secretary from 2000 to 2007.
Over the recent weeks, the RCI had heard testimonies from various witnesses on how MyKads were given to foreigners with no proper documentation.
Sabah former National Registration Department chief Ramli Kamarudin even implicated former deputy home minister, Megat Junid Megat Ayub, in the matter.
Rally option not ruled out
Meanwhile, Ambiga, a former Bar Council chairman, urged the Election Commission (EC) to clean up the electoral roll before the general election.
She also said it proved that what Bersih had been saying all along was true, that there were massive problems in the electoral roll.
“EC must respond as they have a duty to the public,” she added.
While she concurred that the RCI had yet to reach its conclusion, Ambiga said this was not the first time such cases of irregularity was found in Sabah’s electoral roll.
