Despite EC’s remarks, Rafizi will still bring fraud evidence to People’s Tribunal

PETALING JAYA, May 20 — PKR’s Rafizi Ramli said he would still bring proof of electoral fraud to the People’s Tribunal despite the Election Commission (EC) saying that the tribunal set up by polls watchdog Bersih lacks legal standing.

“We have always operated on the basis that it’s the wisdom of the public that finally will pressure BN (Barisan Nasional) into any action,” the PKR strategy director told reporters at the party’s headquarters here today.

“I think that is most important about Bersih’s People’s Tribunal because no matter what SPR accuses it of, supposedly it doesn’t have legal standing, it has much more legitimacy in the eyes of the public than the EC,” Rafizi(picture) said, referring to the EC by its initials in English and Malay.

“So we will proceed with presenting as many evidence as possible to the People’s Tribunal,” said Rafizi, who heads the party’s #siasatPRU13 team that is investigating and collecting evidence of fraud during the May 5 polls.

In Malaysia, complaints about the conduct of elections can be brought to courts in the form of election petitions, which must be made within 21 days from the date where the polls results are gazetted.

The EC had reportedly said that the polls results would likely be gazetted by the end of this month.

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