PKR Julau incumbent chief alleges money politics in PKR election

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Drivers trapped in traffic jam in Jalan Julau-Entabai on Saturday, the road was blocked by people parking on both sides of the road allegedly to collect a ‘payment’ after voting at one of the houses along the road.

KUCHING: Contestants in Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Julau have not received the result of their branch election that was conducted on Saturday, November 10.

“I don’t know the result. They have not inform me. I also don’t know the exact number of people voting on Saturday. My estimate is around 1,800 people,” incumbent chief of PKR Julau, Semana Sawang told The Borneo Post online when contacted.

Semana who was the PKR Julau branch chairman since 2010 was challenged by Julau MP Larry Sng this election round.

Semana insisted that he has no faith in the e-voting systems and stated that they were clearly being abused by certain group of people for their own interest.

“Re-election or not, it does not make any difference to me. I don’t trust the e-voting system at all. They are manipulating the tablets from the very get go,” he said.

When asked to explain his statement, Semana said that he himself had a difficult experience casting his vote using the e-voting system and lamented that might have been more problematic for senior citizens.

“I have very few assistants to help me monitor the situation, so whenever the villagers or elderly were having difficulty or did not know how to vote, th JPP staffs will do the voting and not the voters themselves,” he said.

Despite this, Semana said he will not lodge anymore complaints or protests about whatever outcome from the election because PKR Sarawak leadership have been protesting to the highest level for no action to be taken.

“I am just a small fry. People who are much more senior than me have spoken and lodged complaints on the issue but no action was taken. I don’t think they will listen to my voice,” he lamented.

When asked about the evidence submitted to Malaysia Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) on the alleged vote buying and bribery, Semana said he has very limited knowledge on what was submitted in the thumb drive.

“I heard it is a video, and that’s all I know. I did not see it myself, but I heard it is a video of people receiving money after they had voted,” he said.

Semana hoped that the MACC will get to the bottom of the case and take action against those involved.

“I was told by my men that the Julau-Entabai road was jammed for nearly two hours after the voting process as people were going to a house along that road to collect money,” he alleged.