Bersih to set up tribunal to probe election fraud

Election watchdog Bersih will set up a people's tribunal to investigate the extent of electoral fraud and irregularity in yesterday's 13th general election, its co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan said today.

"Bersih will take steps to convene a People's Tribunal to consider the evidence that we have and will receive, and to hear from the witnesses," Ambiga told a press conference this afternoon.

The tribunal will call those with first-hand information from the ground on irregularities and electoral fraud, as well as the candidates, to tell their experiences, she said.

"Bersih is withholding recognition of the new government that will be formed," Ambiga said, adding this is until the group has the time to study the report done by the tribunal.

Bersih is calling for a boycott of newspapers New Straits Times,Utusan Malaysia, The Star and Berita Harian, which it accused of "aiding and abetting the uneven playing field" for the next one month, she said.

It also called on Malaysians to wear an item of black clothing for the next one month, as a sign of protest against the election fraud.

However, Ambiga said, Bersih "has no plan" for a Bersih 4.0.

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