"We don't consult Bersih, I don't know who is Bersih ...[sic]”
This
was the response of Minister in Prime Minister's Department Mohd
Nazri Abdul Aziz when asked to comment on the NGO coalition's demands
for two reports from the proposed parliamentary select committee on
electoral reform.
Nazri (left)
hit out at Bersih 2.0, saying it has no reason to issue ultimatums,
including setting deadlines, to the government in determining the select
committee's work and told journalists at the Parliament lobby today, saying, “... As I
said earlier, we will hold public hearings. During the hearings, they
like anybody else, members of the public, they can come and give their
views. We
don't just consult them, we consult other members of the public who
have something to contribute. Because they are nothing special, there is
no reason they should set an ultimatum because it is not for them to
tell us what to do,”
Yesterday, members of the Bersih 2.0 steering committee had said the select panel's first report
on immediate reforms should be issued within three months, followed by
another within a year and also outlined the areas for reform.
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