Universiti Malaya law lecturer Azmi Sharom is confident that the Election Commission (EC) will fail to resolve the issues of its redelineation that are raised before the 14th general election (GE14).
This is because the EC appears to be unconcerned about the concept of 'one man, one vote' which is practised by most democracies, Azmi told reporters after an event at the university campus today.
"I don't think it can be resolved (before GE14) because, in my opinion, so far they (EC) seem to be unconcerned about the principle of 'one man, one vote', which is very important in a democracy," Azmi said.
Speaking to reporters at the UM multi-purpose field after the 'Red Card for Racism' football event there, he added that close evaluation and examination needed to be done and that issues that have so far been raised needed to be resolved first before the redelineation is decided.
"I think a thorough evaluation and examination is not completed yet, though it is still in the process.
"So far, what is clear is that the issue of political boundaries is not solved yet," Azmi said.
Yesterday, the EC initiated the constituency redelineation process for parliamentary and state seats for Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah.
EC secretary Abdul Ghani Salleh said the review was conducted in accordance with the provisions of Clause (2) Article 113 of the Federal Constitution and the amended Clause (2) Article 14 of the Sabah state constitution, which was gazetted on Aug 18.
Abdul Ghani also said that the EC would showcase its recommendations of the redelineation for the states of Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah for a month, starting this Thursday until Oct 14.
For NGO Tindak Malaysia founder Wong Piang Yow (photo), the EC should observe several conditions before embarking on the redelineation.
"Can the EC be fair, transparent and have integrity and will the information that is given be enough and complete?
"If these conditions are fulfilled, then the redelineation should have no issues," Wong told Malaysiakini today.
Meanwhile, the organiser of the 'Red Card for Racism' event, Vince Tan, said the football match was joined by students, academicians and several NGOs in an effort to combat racism.
"It brings our friends from various fields together. We are united because our country has various racial, religious issues and we want to show that, through the sport of football, we can unite the people of Malaysia.
"Today is Malaysia Day and it's a meaningful day for us. So here we want to convey the message of 'Red Card for Racism', that is that the people of Malaysia are against racism," Tan said, adding that this is the fourth such match in a year.
The programme was joined by 30 people. It started at 4pm and ended at 7pm.- Mkini
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