From GMA news TV
By Nikka Corsino
Anwar Ibrahim, a leading opposition figure in Malaysia, former deputy premier and a current member of the Malaysian parliament, warned Filipinos against the dangers of election automation, and suggested inviting foreign observers to ensure transparency in vote tabulation.
“It is important…to be more proactive in monitoring elections. You shouldn’t worry about inviting foreign observers to monitor the elections,” Anwar said during his visit to Manila this week, adding that “the Comelec should take [monitoring] in a very positive light.”
“I would want this done to Malaysia as well,” said Anwar, who led Malaysia’s opposition to an unprecedented victory in 2008 after four years of imprisonment and despite a pending sexual offense case.
Anwar described automation as “sophisticated,” but said that the system is “fundamentally flawed and can lead to a lot of major mistakes.”
Anwar cited the hotly contested votes in Florida during the 2000 US elections, in which Anwar’s friend Albert Gore, then vice president, lost to then-Texas governor George W. Bush.
Philippine politics “more mature”
Even then, however, Anwar expressed hopes for the country’s elections.
“You are more mature here. You have more experience with relatively free, fair elections. You have a freer media; you are free to campaign. We do not have that in Malaysia. No opposition leader will even be given five minutes on television,” Anwar said.
On the other hand, former president Joseph Estrada is not confident with the planned nationwide automation, and wants it done only in Metro Manila and other urban cities. Estrada is another of Anwar’s bosom buddies and who was also convicted and jailed like the former Malaysian deputy premier.
“This is the first time we will use automation. Ang masama ay kahit sa US nagkakaroon din ng problema sa automation. They have been doing it for 30 to 40 years, [pero] nagkakaroon pa rin sila ng problema. Eh tayo ngayon lang eh (The problem is, even the US has been having automation problems despite doing it for 30 to 40 years. And we’re starting just now),” Estrada said.
“Kung maaari dito na lang sa Metro Manila gamitin yan (If possible, let’s employ it only here in Metro Manila),” he said, adding that urban cities like Cebu, Davao, and Cagayan de Oro are the only ones apart form Manila where automation should take place.
Estrada and Anwar, who had been friends since the late 1980s, consider each other as “brothers” and “great family friends.”
The family of Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, the front-running presidential bet based on poll surveys, also happens to be a close friend of Anwar’s since the time when the late Corazon Aquino was president.
Ana sokong cadangan Datuk Seri anwar Ibrahim. Jemput ‘Pemerhati Luar’ untuk membantu keadilan sewaktu PRU. Baru telus ! Baru nampak kejujuran. Baru ‘lapang’ rasa di hati !
Main bola, jika pengadil ‘makan sebelah’…huru-hara jadi permainan. Sebelah kita asyik ditiup ‘wisel’ konon banyak salah. Tapi, bila sebelah sana ‘curik ayam’…buat-buat tak nampak jer sipengadil tu ! Memang….(susah mau cakap) !
Undi Pos, satu gak haru ! Macam ‘magic show’ jadinya ! Nampak nak kalah jer BN, keluar Undi Pos…dan-dan menang BN ! Tak pelik ker ? Ana ada pengalaman hal tu…Datuk Seri Anwar tentu sahaja lebih ‘terkilan’ hal yang demikian.
Untuk ‘Pak-Pak’ Pengadil PRU, Tuhan nampak kerja-buat kamu ! Ingat Tuhan buta ker ? Biar betul ler cikit ! Kawin kalu boleh nak ramai-ramai tapi, adilnya tidak ! Yang muda jer asyik ditandang. Betul ker camtu tu, sedara ! Mamang nak mam…..(Haiya, susah mau cakap)
Lagi satu hal tentang ‘perayu undi’! Perhatian kepada PARA PENYOKONG PAKATAN ! Jangan tunggu waktu pilihanraya. Kita mula dari sekarang. Jangan bertangguh tapi istiqamah. Biar sikit tapi berterusan jangan banyak terputus-putus. Takut jadi….wayar putuih ! Hahaha…Gurau cikit, DSAI !
So, Umno-BN ! Kalu kamu sendiri tak adil, jangan berkokok kamu juara agama. Lupakan saja ‘pura-pura’ kamu ! Bila Tuhan tak buta bermakna Tuhan celikkan mata-hati RAKYAT MALAYSIA untuk lebih kenal seluruh tembelang kamu ! So, bila nak tarik balik tuduhan fitnah kepada SEDARA AKU ? BILA ?
BOOM ! Apa tu, sedara ! Najib terduduk ! Hahaha….
SAPU BERSIH, DATUK SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM ! WA CAYA SAMA LU !
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Doa yang sebaik-baiknya untuk Kekanda Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim serta ahli keluarga. Amin !
Hal ketelusan jika tidak ditangani dengan sejujur hati, akibatnya bakal dirasai oleh mereka yang tidak amanah.
Hal amanah teramat penting kecuali bagi mereka yang tidak nampak kesan dan akibat khianat. Kata Guru Saya : Satu zarah zalim yang kamu lakukan, kamu sudah ‘merosakkan’ susunan pentadbiran Allah di Alam Semesta. Sebaliknya, satu zarah kebaikan yang kamu lakukan; secara tidak langsung telah membawa rahmat ke seluruh alam. Bukankah untung jika beramanah !?
Maka, demikian pentingnya zikrullah. Sentiasa ingat kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Mentadbir. Jangan mulakan sesuatu melainkan kita ingat kepada Allah. Mudah-mudahan terpelihara diri kita daripada melakukan sesuatu yang dimurkai oleh Allah. Bukankah melakukan setiap sesuatu Yang Tuhan Redho itu dijanjikan kejayaan dan kemenangan.
Buat yang Tuhan Redho, dapat ‘hadiah’. Buat yang Tuhan murka kena ‘rotan’. Jadi, mana satu anda nak pilih ? So, Yang terlibat dengan urusan PILIHANRAYA kena banyak ingat kepada Tuhan. Jangan sampul selalu sangat bagi alasan ‘masalah teknikal’ ! Takut nanti, Tuhan ‘technical knock out’ daripada terus hidup. Kan susah ?
Pilih yang mendatangkan manfaat untuk semua. Elakkan diri daripada penting diri. Tuhan meluat orang penting diri !Bila Tuhan benci, satu kerja pun tak jadi. Asyik gagal jer…Tengok apa jadi kat adinda saya, Mr. Khairy ! Banyak bertaubat, adindaku !
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