LANDMARK SUIT TO DETERMINE MSIA'S FUTURE: Pakatan sues EC, new GE if wins

Pakatan Rakyat has filed a civil suit against the 7 panel members of the Election Commission for allegedly defrauding Malaysian citizens over the indelible ink used in the May 5 general election.

The 'indelible' ink had turned out to be easily removable, thereby tainting the credibility of the outcome of the 13th general election since multiple voters could easily slip through the 'security net' that the ink was supposed to create, said Pakatan leaders at a press conference in Parliament House on Monday.

"We want this fraud to be exposed in court, we want a specific court case to expose this issue. The main relief is a declaration that the EC failed to do their duty, they malicious and deliberately practised the fraud," said PKR vice president Sivarasa Rasiah, who is also the Subang MP.

"We are also asking therefore that elections in all 222 seats be declared null and void and because we cannot have members in EC coming back to perpetrate the same fraud, we are asking the court to remove all 7 of the panel members."

All 7 have to pay up, new GE if Pakatan wins

The suit was filed by the three Pakatan parties - PKR, PAS and DAP - and two voters against all 7 members of the EC management panel at 10am this morning.

"This is another point we want to stress that the EC members can no longer hide behind the facade of the institution or the government. We say they have willfully committed this fraud and they have to be liable if they are found guilty," said Siva.

If found liable, the EC panel would be discharged in disgrace and a new general election called. All 7 EC members would also have to bear damages if awarded by the court, plus legal costs which the plaintiffs are also seeking, as well the costs of holding a new general election.

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