Malaysian Opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim confirmed he did not
meet Prime Minister Najib Razak in Jakarta, telling a 10,000-odd crowd
in Batu Pahat, Johor that he had gone to the Indonesian capital at the
invitation of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to brief him on the
alleged electoral fraud in Malaysia's recently-concluded 13th general
election.
Like other regional leaders, Susilo is concerned about the way forward for Malaysia after the controversial poll that the Malaysian Opposition and civil society say was marred by massive vote rigging, fraud and irregularities.
"There was no previous communication between me and President SBY and I took care to watch the Malaysian government's 'face'. I know TV3 and Utusan (the Umno controlled TV channel and newspaper) will spin a story about me being a foreign stooge. But what is important is that President SBY wanted to know what was happening in Malaysia and issued the invitation due to the increased coverage by the Indonesian media, which has been covering the Malaysian situation extensively. The feeling there is that the electoral fraud committed was excessive and if it had happened in Indonesia, there would have been a revolt," Anwar told the crowd at Parit Raja."
"The European Parliament has passed a resolution to put off signing a Free Trade Agreement with the Malaysian government until all the fraud allegations have been investigated. Turkey fails to understand why Pakatan which won 51% of total votes cannot form the federal government. And President SBY, who does not have any intention to interfere, wants to know how did the fraud take place. Where can our leaders hide their faces."
June 22 very critical
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Like other regional leaders, Susilo is concerned about the way forward for Malaysia after the controversial poll that the Malaysian Opposition and civil society say was marred by massive vote rigging, fraud and irregularities.
"There was no previous communication between me and President SBY and I took care to watch the Malaysian government's 'face'. I know TV3 and Utusan (the Umno controlled TV channel and newspaper) will spin a story about me being a foreign stooge. But what is important is that President SBY wanted to know what was happening in Malaysia and issued the invitation due to the increased coverage by the Indonesian media, which has been covering the Malaysian situation extensively. The feeling there is that the electoral fraud committed was excessive and if it had happened in Indonesia, there would have been a revolt," Anwar told the crowd at Parit Raja."
"The European Parliament has passed a resolution to put off signing a Free Trade Agreement with the Malaysian government until all the fraud allegations have been investigated. Turkey fails to understand why Pakatan which won 51% of total votes cannot form the federal government. And President SBY, who does not have any intention to interfere, wants to know how did the fraud take place. Where can our leaders hide their faces."
June 22 very critical