Foreigners Can Vote in Malaysia!

Media Statement by YB Dato' Ngeh Koo Ham

Dated this 22^nd day of September 2011.

Clear proofs that non citizens have been registered as voters.  
Deputy Prime Minister and the Election Commission must no longer be in denial mode.

I am disappointed that Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the Election Commission continue to deny that there are foreigners who are registered as voters in this country.

The following and foreigners are registered in my constituency of Beruas ;

            Name                                                                         Mykad No.                  Origin               

1.    Ghafar Bin Kaum                                                631020125267            Pakistani

2.    Hawa Binti Ochik                                               201028715448            Indonesian

3.    Ahmaddin Bin Rasid                                        600210125119             Pakistani

4.    Bo Rashid Bin Jabboonam                            091231617267              Indonesian

5.    Arudkanth a/l V. Rajandran                        690606085119            Sri Langka

6.    Jahatanor Binti Ahmad                                  480811085446            Jawa

7.    Matali Bin Yasir                                                   470110105759             Jawa

8.    Esah @ Pesah Binti Mat Saman                  301102715082            Siamese

However, a check with the National Registration Department shows that there are no person with such Mykad numbers. The likelihood is that these foreigners have been issued unauthorised Mykads and they have manage to register themselves as voters. On polling day they will be allowed to vote using their Mykads because nobody will know that their Mykads are fake ones. As their names appear in the Voters’ list, they will be allowed to vote.

I also discover the following foreigners who have successfully applied for genuine Mykads and have registered as voters in my constituency:-

               Name                                                                               Mykad No.                  Origin

1.    Ngoh Boi Teong                                                              420815715105             Siamese

2.    Janah Binti Toh Kee Jo                                             520417085636           Jawa

3.    Eyam a/p Ooi Ah Kie                                                   600210095124           Jawa

4.    Baharudin Bin Throot                                               540617085479            Siamese

5.    Nor Asiah Binti Hamsin                                           620529085380          Jawa

6.    Sugumaran a/l Murugan                                           761130086065           Bangladeshi

7.    Mustapa Bin Haji Jamil                                             370817085159            Jawa

8.    Chaali a/p Ai Klin                                                          720727025256            Siamese

9.    Bahorom Bin Ngadir                                                    510110085747             Jawa

10.  Hassan Khan Bin Rahnatullah Khan                  730403085227          Pakistani

11.  Munaver Ahmad Bin Nazir Ahmad                        730822085045         Pakistani

12.  Sugarang @ Sughran Bibi Binti Md Yusof          440202085268        Pakistani

13.  Mohamad Bin Ibrahim                                                  591028125065          Pakistani

14.  Barry Patrick Morgan @ Yusof Bin Abdulla      260902715189           European

15.  Jariah Binti Wagiman                                                    470913085616          Jawa

It is a well known fact that many foreigners have been able to obtain Mykads with ease. The complaints I receive is that it will be easier for foreigners to obtain the Malaysian citizenship if they are Muslims.

It has been so difficult for many Malaysian born residents to obtain citizenship for various reasons. Just like the case of Chan Ming Ying, aged 31 who was born in Malaysia and has been living in Malaysia whole of his life. He studied in Sekolah Rendah (c) in Sg Batu and Sekolah Menengah Pantai Remis both in Perak and subsequently in the Johor Bahru Polytechnic. His only ‘sin’ is that his Chinese parents adopted him without  going through the proper legal procedure. His adoptive Chinese parents have put their names into his birth certificate as the natural parents which is quite a common practice. His case was detected because his natural father was a Chinese and mother an Indian. His natural parents can no longer be traced. So, his skin is a little darker and therefore, the NRD refused to recognize him as a citizen. He is now a state less person holding a green card which allow him to stay in Malaysia only temporarily.

I call on the Home Minister and the Election Commission to clarify and rectify the above said matters.

YB Dato' Ngeh Koo Ham
Chairman of DAP Perak
MP for Beruas & State Assemblyman for Sitiawan