(From left) Siah, Abdul Aziz and Lo at the mill to witness the burning process.
Witnessing the process yesterday were Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang, former DAP candidate Abdul Aziz Isa and former PKR candidate Voon Shiak Ni’s campaign manager Simon Siah.
In a press statement issued by Abdul Aziz yesterday, he assured voters that their votes were secret and totally anonymous, and urged voters to come out in full force in future elections.
“After six months on the expiry of the petition period, the Returning Officer, after getting permission from the Election Commission, would destroy the ballot papers and documents before submitting a certificate of disposal to the state office.
“The papers and other related documents for Batu Kitang were burnt by Padawan Municipal Council at Hai Ming Paper Mills Sdn Bhd premises at Jalan Muara Tuang, Kota Samarahan.
“We stayed until the ‘destroying’ process was completed to show respect to the election process and to safeguard and prevent the documents from being tampered with,” he said.
No comments:
Post a Comment