We were told that there was no need for Bersih 2.0, that the country has always had free and fair elections. The Election Commission claims that its rolls are clean and there is not a single phantom voter. But in the weeks after the historic Bersih 2.0 rally evidence have surfaced to show how critical election reforms are needed. Not only are the electoral rolls filled with irregularities, there appear to be an organized scam going on to defraud Malaysian voters.
Dead voters, phantom voters, dozens of voters sharing one address, permanent residents, instant citizenship voters, clone voters and more – all these have been discovered in the rolls. The EC defends itself by saying there is no 100% clean rolls in the world but then there must be few that are as dirty as Malaysia’s.
Watch out BN, the revolt of the middle class will be awesome
