"Ditolak" or 'Dismissed' and then fix the quantum of damages payable to the respondents. Now everybody can be an election court judge because it is so easy. So far, none of the cases get to be heard, so much for seeking justice from BN government... more like 'ajak ajak ayam'. It would seem BN's election petitions were filed just to give some semblance of balance of seeking justice, so that they too would face the same dismissal treatment. People noticed the unusually high costs to be paid by complainants, which again, seems to be punitive and discouraging towards anyone seeking justice.
"The government and BN politicians have been quick to lash out at Blackout 505 and constantly remind Pakatan of the option to file election petitions as an appropriate legal remedy open to those dissatisfied with the results. Altogether Pakatan has filed 35 election petitions challenging the result of 25 parliament seats and 10 state seats won by BN in GE13. BN on the other hand has filed 21 election petitions.
Now that the respective parties have filed in their petitions, nearly all the petitions were dismissed on preliminary objections and on pure technical grounds without hearing the actual merit of the case.
I am perplexed with this trend as parties are denied the right to hear their grouses. Genuine complaints and electoral fraud evidences would not be able to see the light of the day. It is a judicial trend for the courts to sidestep technical objections so as to give the litigants their day in court. I think it is safe to say that this is the basis of natural justice."
More:
Letter to Malaysiakini: Polls petitions - justice for all and counting the cost
by Jimmy Puah Wee Tse
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/237495
Update: 1st election petition allowed to be heard... filed by BN!
http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=140931:any-surprises?-1st-election-petition-allowed-its-against-lajim-ukin-for-the-klias-state-seat&Itemid=2#axzz2bBrTGEDk
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"The government and BN politicians have been quick to lash out at Blackout 505 and constantly remind Pakatan of the option to file election petitions as an appropriate legal remedy open to those dissatisfied with the results. Altogether Pakatan has filed 35 election petitions challenging the result of 25 parliament seats and 10 state seats won by BN in GE13. BN on the other hand has filed 21 election petitions.
Now that the respective parties have filed in their petitions, nearly all the petitions were dismissed on preliminary objections and on pure technical grounds without hearing the actual merit of the case.
I am perplexed with this trend as parties are denied the right to hear their grouses. Genuine complaints and electoral fraud evidences would not be able to see the light of the day. It is a judicial trend for the courts to sidestep technical objections so as to give the litigants their day in court. I think it is safe to say that this is the basis of natural justice."
More:
Letter to Malaysiakini: Polls petitions - justice for all and counting the cost
by Jimmy Puah Wee Tse
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/237495
Update: 1st election petition allowed to be heard... filed by BN!
http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=140931:any-surprises?-1st-election-petition-allowed-its-against-lajim-ukin-for-the-klias-state-seat&Itemid=2#axzz2bBrTGEDk
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