MAY 2, 2013

This morning, I will be disclosing information and findings regarding the sudden surge in the arrival of dubious individuals on chartered flights since April 25th. These are foreign nationals as well as Malaysians from Sabah and Sarawak who have been flown in to Peninsula Malaysia.

We have also received information that there has been a sudden surge in the arrivals of foreign workers from Thailand, Cambodia, Pakistan and Myanmar through Bukti Kayu Hitam as well those from Indonesia through Port Kelang and other coastal entry points.

The timing of this surge in arrivals and its sheer size raises naturally raises the question of whether they have been transported here surreptitiously to vote in favour of Barisan Nasional.

We also received information that these flights were made at the instruction of the Prime Minister’s Department and made through a letter signed by a minister. The facts that we have established so far are:

The number of these flights, as many as 16 per day from East Malaysia primarily departing from Kuching and Kota Kinabalu as well as Sandakan, Miri and Sibu, with some flights using jumbo jets. The number of charter flights per day is more than even the number of charter flights during the Haj season.

Based on our calculations, as many as 4,500 people are being transported via the in-bound flights into KLIA each day. This has been taking place each day with the exception of May 1st, since April 25th.

This means at least 40,500 dubious individuals have and are still entering via this method of chartered flights via KLIA. This does not include foreign nationals who are being moved through land routes and seaports or other airport facilities such as LCCT.

The points of arrival of these flights have been KLIA Sepang as well as Bayan Lepas and Senai. We also have information that military aircraft (C130 Hercules) are being used to bring in these phantom voters to land in smaller airports such as Batu Berendam and Ipoh.

We have credible documentary evidence that these groups of foreign nationals are being transported from the airports to various sequestration points within Selangor/Kuala Lumpur and the other affected states using transport provided by various government agencies as well as charted bus operators;

We believe that the Election Commission in collaboration with the Prime Minister’s Office, and the involvement of a number of other agencies are involved in this operation. We now demand answers to the following questions from the relevant parties:

1. Can the Inspector General of Police and the Chief of the Armed Forces assure us that the Royal Malaysian Police and Malaysian Armed Forces are neutral professionals and are not involved in a plot to keep Barisan Nasional in power? Can both of them confirm that their intelligence personnel are not involved in orchestrating the movement of these dubious people?
2. Can the Chief of Armed Forces explain if the various Territorial Army (Askar Wataniah) camps have been used as accommodation centers for these dubious individuals?
3. Can the Director General of Immigration explain the role of the various depots in Lenggeng, Sepang and Semenyih in providing accommodation these foreign phantom voters?
4. Can the Director General of the National Registration Department explain whether foreign workers in the Sepang Formula 1 Circuit and KLIA have been given Malaysian identity cards?

We warn the Election Commission and its cahoots that there are many patriotic Malaysians in the various security agencies, airlines and airport employees who are angry and upset that the sovereignty of the country is being compromised. These patriots are monitoring and documenting all the suspicious movements groups of individuals. We have video recordings, photographic evidence and documents to support our claims. We also have the flight schedule of these chartered flights.

We want to warn the current Barisoan Nasional caretaker government not to deny Malaysians their democratic rights to vote freely and fairly. They should also not exploit powerless and marginalized foreign nationals or Malaysians for their goal of staying in power.

I also call upon Malaysians to document all evidence of the inflow of these imported voters. Take photos or videos of their movements. For those have in any way been involved in this operation, please forward to us the evidences that you have. We must protect the sovereignty of the rakyat.

Finally, we urge every single voter who loves Malaysia to come out to take control of our destiny by voting and not let the BN steal our election by using these dubious voters. If Pakatan Rakyat, Insyallah, is given the mandate by the rakyat, we will declare 6th May 2013 a national holiday to allow Malaysia to return home after the voting exercise.

We must overwhelm these imported voters with our high turnout to ensure our dignity and sovereignty. Let us exorcise this country from the demons of BN and the Election Commission.

ANWAR IBRAHIM

1 Mei 2013 (Rabu)

SELANGOR

1) 10.00 pg – Kampong Lindungan, Jln Kelang Lama, PJS 6

(Depan Kontena Nasional)

2) 11.00 pg – Bilik Gerakan P- Petaling Jaya Selatan , Jalan 2/16A,

Taman Maju Jaya, Petaling Jaya

3) 12.00 tgh – Padang Taman Dagang, Ampang

4) 2.00 ptg – Putrajaya

5) 3.30 ptg – Tapak Pasar Malam Batu 20, Kuang

6) 4.30 ptg – Taman Kelang Utama, Klang

(Depan Econsafe)

JOHOR

1) 8.30-12.00 mlm – Ceramah Perdana Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi: Jln Siakap 6, Taman Pasir Putih, Pasir Gudang

2) 8.30 – 12.00 mlm – Ceramah Perdana UBAH – Ini Kali Lah!

Lokasi : Sutera Mall, Skudai

3) 8.30-12.00 mlm – Ceramah Perdana Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi: Tapak Letak Kereta, Stadium Larkin, Johor Bahru

27 & 28 April 2013 (Sabtu & Ahad)

27 April 2013 (Sabtu)

1) 11.00 pagi – Kampong Patau-Patau (P – Labuan)

2) 12.30 tgh – Rumah Dato’ Lajim Ukin, Beaufort

(P – Beaufort / Sipitang)

3) 2.30 ptg – Pdg Rmh Panjang Kg Taningol, Matunggong

(P – Kota Marudu, DUN – Matunggong)

4) 4.00 ptg – Kampong Lominodip (Sebelah SMK Tambulion)

(P-Kota Belud, DUN – Kadamaian)

5) 5.30 ptg – Jalan Kiam Som, Inanam

(P- Sepanggar, DUN – Inanam)

6) 7.00 mlm – Kampong Nossob Baru, Penampang

(P- Penampang , DUN- Api-Api)

28 April 2013 (Ahad)

1) 11.00 pg – Batu 9, Jalan Labuk, Sandakan

(P- Libaran, DUN – Gum-Gum)

2) 12.30 tgh – Pasar Taman Mawar, Batu 5, Sandakan

(P- Batu Sapi, DUN – Sekong)

3) 2.30 ptg – Taman Gembira, Jalan Silam, Lahad Datu

(P- Silam, DUN – Lahad Datu)

4) 4.00 ptg – Jalan Kampong Simunul, Pekan Semporna

(P- Semporna, DUN – Senallang)

5) 5.30 ptg – Pej PKR, Taman Gek Poh, Tawau

(P – Tawau, DUN- Balung & Apas)

24 April 2013 (Rabu)

1) 4.00 ptg – Sepetang Bersama Anwar Ibrahim

Lokasi: Markaz PAS Sungai Tiram, Ulu Tiram, Tebrau

2) 5.30 ptg – Sepetang Bersama Anwar Ibrahim

Lokasi: Padang Jalan Padi Malinja 6,

Taman Bandar Baru UDA, Johor Bahru

3) 7.30 mlm – Solat & Kuliah Maghrib

Lokasi : Dataran KeADILan, KM 18 Parit Haji Salleh Ros

Jalan Kluang-Batu Pahat

4) 9.00 mlm – Ceramah Perdana Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi: Taman Bistari, Parit Botak, Senggarang, Batu Pahat

5) 11.00 mlm – Ceramah Perdana Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi : Padang Besar, Kampong Abdullah, Segamat

21 April 2013 (Ahad)

1) 10.30 pagi – Sepagi Dengan Anwar Ibrahim

Lokasi : Pekan Kuala Kurau

2) 12.00 tghari – Santai Bersama Anwar Ibrahim

Lokasi: Pekan Bagan Serai

3) 2.30 ptg – Santai Bersama Anwar Ibrahim

Lokasi : Kampong Anak Kurau

4) 4.00 ptg – Santai Bersama Anwar Ibrahim

Lokasi : Kampong Baru Sauk

5) 6.00 ptg – Sepetang Bersama Anwar Ibrahim

Lokasi: Taman Chandan Puteri, Kuala Kangsar

6) 9.00 mlm – Ceramah Perdana Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi: Kampong Teluk Sena, Lambor Kanan

7) 11.00 mlm – Ceramah Perdana Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi: Batu 9, Lekir, Sitiawan

23 April 2013 (Selasa)

1) 4.00 ptg – Sepetang Bersama Anwar Ibrahim

Lokasi: Pasar Malam Pekan Lubok Cina

2) 5.00 ptg – Sepetang Bersama Anwar Ibrahim

Lokasi: Bilik Gerakan Utama DUN Sg Udang,

Pekan Sungai Udang

3) 6.00 ptg – Tazkirah & Solat Maghrib

Lokasi: Rumah Ustaz Salleh, Bertam Malim

4) 7.45 mlm – Ceramah Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi: Pej Cbg Alor Gajah, Taman Sri Pelangi, Rembia

5) 8.45 mlm – Ceramah Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi: Bilek Gerakan DUN Gadek, Pekan Gadek,

6) 9.45 mlm – Ceramah Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi: Bilek Gerakan Felda Hutan Percha, Macap

7) 10.45 mlm – Ceramah Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi: Dataran Hamas, Kelubi, Jasin

8) 11.30 mlm – Ceramah Perdana Pakatan Harapan Rakyat

Lokasi : Pdg Bolasepak, Tmn Dato’ Thamby Cik Karim,

Batu Berendam

 Malaysia Chronicle

A three-cornered fight awaits Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim at Permatang Pauh, a constituency he has held from the 1980s, but that is unlikely to worry him much.

The more than 30,000-strong crowd stretching at least 2km long that accompanied him to the nomination centre at the Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara in Berapit, Penang is a testament to his huge popularity and resurgence as the country’s foremost Malay leader.

The huge crowd of mostly everyday people from all age groups also underscores the amount of hope Malaysians have pinned on him and his Pakatan Rakyat coalition to effect change in the country. They want him not only to win the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat but also to wrest the federal government from Prime Minister Najib Razak and corruption-riddled Umno-BN coalition.

“We are quite optimistic (of wining the federal government) but we have to work very hard,” Anwar told Malaysia Chronicle as his minders forged a way for him to get back onto his Jelajah Merdeka Rakyat bus.

Focus on federal government, Permatang Pauh a sure-win for Anwar

In Permatang Pauh, Anwar will face Umno’s Mazlan Ismail, an engineer and vice president with Telekom Malaysia who was also a former PAS member. An independent candidate Dr Abdullah Zawawi Shamsuddin, a Penang-based medical practitioner, is the surprise third contestant.

There is little doubt that Anwar will steamroll over both Mazlan and Abdullah, who are political lightweights compared to the 64-year-old former deputy prime minister, who is not only well respected within Malaysia but maintains close rapport with top leaders from around the world.

Indeed, if Pakatan wins more than half of the federal Parliament’s 222 seats, Anwar will become the country’s 7th prime minister and go down in history as the first man to ever effect a regime change in Malaysia, which has been ruled by the Umno-BN since 1957.

Many pundits believe that in the past few weeks the odds have further shifted to Anwar’s favor. One example cited is the latest controversy allegedly instigated by Umno-BN over the DAP’s right to use its traditional ‘Rocket’ logo in the coming May 5 general election.

Although a late announcement from the Registrar of Societies finally confirming it would not challenge the DAP’s use of the Rocket on the balloting papers, it may be too late for the Umno-BN government to regain voters’ trust.

“It is too late. The way the ROS and Prime Minister Najib Razak’s administration handled the issue stinks to high heaven. Few voters doubt there was an attempt to shackle the DAP and the sympathy votes will flow to the Pakatan,” Eddie Wong, a PKR veteran told Malaysia Chronicle.

 

GE13 off to a spirited start

Be that as it may, supporters from both camps are already staking claims to victory outside the IKBN compound.

The PKR camp, cheerily decorated with flags including those of coalition mates DAP and PAS, was a hive of activity. The BN camp, although much lesser in number, was situated directly opposite the Pakatan’s and was just as busy and brightly decorated with trademark blue ’dacing’ (weighing scales) flags and banners. Police personnel and RELA volunteers were also present in fairly large numbers.

“We hope that everything will run smoothly. Any disturbance outside will be controlled by the police,” said Jusni.

Despite its huge size, the crowd at the Opposition side of the IKBN compound showed tremendous discipline – with many refusing to leave despite the blazing hot sun and preferring to wait for nearly three hours under the sweltering heat. It was only around 11.30am that Anwar finally came out from the nomination hall. He had arrived just before 9am.

Taking turns to shout ’takbir’ and ’bangkit rakyat’, the mixed crowd of mostly locals and consisting of both elderly and the young waited patiently until their ‘hero’ emerged.

“Victory, victory for the people,” an elderly Malay lady told Malaysia Chronicle, when asked why she had come to support Anwar.

“The truth. BN has been around for a long time, more than 50 years and things have not changed much,” she added when asked why supported the Pakatan.

For M Siva, a Malaysian Indian in his twenties and working in the entertainment industry, it is clear that nothing but a sweeping Pakatan victory will do for him. When asked why he supported the coalition, why did he want change and why did he think change was necessary, his answers were revealing in their steadfastness.

“I came to support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. I am very sure Pakatan Rakyat will win. Because Anwar can bring the change to Malaysia. [He] can reduce the costs of living. We need to change,” M Siva told Malaysia Chronicle.

Papagomo no-show

The Election Commission’s returning officer Jusni Ismail had earlier estimated they could finish processing the nominations by 10.30pm. However, it was not to be and Jusni could only finalize the process an hour after his targeted time.

“We are ready to take in the papers of whomsoever wishes to contest,” Election Commission’s returning officer Jusni Ismail had earlier told Malaysia Chronicle outside the IKBN hall.

“At 10am, we will stop accepting nomination papers and around 10.30am, God willing, we should be able to announce the candidates.”

Umno sex blogger Papagomo, who had previously declared intentions to challenge Anwar at Permatang Pauh did not turn up. Papagomo had recently posted several videos on his website that PKR leaders have condemned as gutter politicking and a “barefaced” bid by Najib’s Umno party to tarnish Anwar’s credibility.

Umno promises a tough fight

The IKBN center is also where nomination papers for 3 state seats will be processed – Penanti, Permatang Pasir and Seberang Jaya.

In Penanti, PKR’s Norlela Yusoff will contest against Umno’s Ibrahim Ahmad; in Permatang Pasir, PAS’ Dr Salleh Man will fight it out with Umno’s Anuar Faisal Yahaya and in Seberang Jaya, it will be PKR’s arif Bahardin against Umno’s Mohammad Nasir Abdullah

The supporters camped at the Umno side of the IKBN compound was significantly lesser, less than 2,000 in total. Nonetheless, they gave a spirited welcome to their candidates, who – not to be cowed by the sheer size of Anwar’s supporters – linked arms and sang the BN standard as they marched out from the nomination centre.

Meanwhile, Umno leaders have vowed to give Anwar a tough fight on his home ground.

“When he (Mazlan) is ready to fight (in Permatang Pauh), it’s like (Anwar) meeting his match. He is highly qualified, while his strong religious spirit and being a PAS leader before will definitely gain him sympathy from some of the PAS people and the fence-sitters,” Sidek Baba, a senior lecturer from the International Islamic University, had told Bernama last week.

“All these (factors) may give him (Mazlan) some advantage. It is a wise decision to send the best candidate there to face a leader who desperately wants to become prime minister.”