Wanita Umno's spending spree 'not a bribe' ?

"The Election Commission is convinced that the RM20 disbursed recently to many people prior to a Wanita Umno dinner at Batu Sapi, Sabah, was not to buy votes.

Contacted today, chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof also said such claims are hard to prove.

"We hear a lot about this, people giving bicycles and food. They can say it is for all sorts of reasons. Look at PAS, they say the RM250 for out-of-town (Galas) voters is not a bribe, but transport allowance," he said in a lengthy phone interview.  "

In other words, the EC allows the BN to buy votes openly? This is our democratic world here!

Strategi BN sudah mula main kotor?

KEMUNCAK penentuan ibarat ‘menghitung hari’ siapakah bakal dinobatkan pengundi Parlimen Batu Sapi sebagai ‘Wakil Rakyat Baru’ untuk 30 bulan lagi  setelah hanya kira kira 60 jam dari sekarang percaturan politik diprk Batu Sapi akan ditutup.

Kerancakan mengatur langkah dan strategi dipusingan terakhir bagi setiap parti parti politik yang bertanding seperti BN, PR dan SAPP nampak jelas begitu ketara sekali kesibukannya sehinggakan ada calon yang kebingungan kerana program debat sini dan debat sana akhirnya calon PKR Haji Ansari tersesat ‘venue’.

Haji Ansari pada mulanya menyangkakan perhimpunan SAPP di Dewan Serbaguna Hakka Batu 6 pada Ahad yang dihadiri kira kira lebih 2,000 orang itu adalah ‘venue’ debat diantara Ketua Menteri Sabah Datuk Musa Aman dengan Calon SAPP Batu Sapi Datuk Yong Teck Lee  tetapi sebenarnya debat itu telah dibatalkan.

Bagaimana pun, Ansari setelah dimaklumkan Setiausaha Agung SAPP Datuk Richard Yong bahawa  debat itu telah dibatalkan beliau telah meninggalkan tempat itu walaupun dipelawa untuk duduk dikerusi depan selaku tetamu kehormat untuk mengikuti ceramah politik disitu.

Sementara itu, dipihak BN pula petugas parti itu kini sibuk mengatur strategi lain dalam usaha terakhir menarik seberapa ramai pengundi Batu Sapi untuk memihak/mengundi kepada calon BN Datin Linda Tsen pada November 4.

Dikawasan perkampongan pengundi Bumiputra islam kelihatan beberapa tompok dan longgokan barangan peralatan rumah seperti zing dan lain lain konon untuk membantu rakyat yang memerlukan bantuan.

Manakala dua hari lepas, satu senario dapat dilihat menerusi rakaman video amatur dimana seorang pemimpin wanita Umno kelihatan mengagih agihkan ‘angpow’ kepada pengundi disuatu kawasan yang tidak disebut namanya.

Bagaimana pun ramai yang mengucap syukur kerana ‘trend’ seumpama itu tidak berlaku kepada SAPP yang setakat ini boleh dikatakan rekod SAPP di prk Batu Sapi adalah bersih dan bebas daripada amalan RASUAH.

For RM20...Remember to vote for BN!

At an Umno Wanita community dinner function in Batu Sapi last night, RM20 was distributed to individuals who had registered their particulars with the organisers.

This was video-recorded by Malaysiakini after receiving a tip-off from locals in the area that money was changing hands at a 40-table dinner function in SMK Agama Sandakan located in Taman Mawar, Batu Sapi.

Majlis Ramah Mesra, which was hosted by Wanita chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, was packed with BN supporters clad in party colours of blue, red and white sporting the familiar scale symbol and the Umno logo.

Just before the event kicked off, however, individuals had queued up at a registration table to have their names, contact details and party affiliations recorded before getting 'redeemed' RM20 in cash.

Though the stage backdrop at the dinner stated that it was organised for members of Wanita Umno machinery, many of those in attendence were middle-aged Chinese men and women.

When asked as to why those queuing were in line, those interviewed - including one 'aunty' who said she is a voter - said they wanted to “collect money”.

“It is for voters. You need just to show your MyKad to prove that you are a voter in order to get the money,” said the lady. more ...Buy-elections in Sabah a normal affair