KAMI: Anwar Didn't Listen To Us Earlier About the Chartered Flights

By SM AMIN (shaik@malaysiandigest.com)

Friday, 03 May 2013 05:03

An activist group claims Anwar was had been made known of the chartered flights earlier in the year, but he didn't do anything about it.SHAH ALAM: Kumpulan Aktivis Mahasiswa Independen (KAMI) yesterday claimed they are in the possession of documents that indicate flight details of dubious voters coming into Malaysia right until the day before polling date. KAMI President, Khalid Ismath claimed that information obtained from a pilot, revealed a flight schedule of AirAsia's AK9798 carrying 180 passengers, free of charge, from Johor to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. He said there were obvious irregularities in the passenger list of the said flight as it contained no personal data. "The flight leaves at 9.20am and arrives at 11.20am," he told Malaysian Digest on Thursday. He also claimed to have obtained information from airline staff that at least three other airlines were involved in ferrying such passengers, predominantly from Bangladesh and Nepal. Khalid (below) said, they had alerted Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of this matter earlier in the year but their pleas for action they were not entertained. "Only last night did a PKR officer call us to obtain more information on the issue," he said. Earlier yesterday, Anwar told a news conference that the Prime Minister's department was involved in ferrying in 40,500 dubious voters from Sabah and Sarawak beginning April 25. The Opposition leader claimed that apart from using Jumbo jets, the army's C130 Hercules was also chartered, involving as many as 16 flights in a day from Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Miri and Sibu. "By our calculations, 4,500 people have been arriving in KLIA every day. Flights have been coming in from April 25, except on May 1. "This means there are 40,000 dubious individuals who are already here and still coming through via KLIA, not including foreigners who come in via land, ports and the Low-Cost carrier terminal (LCCT)," he claimed. Apart from private companies like AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines, Anwar claimed that the National Registration Department (NRD), Immigration Department and the Malaysian Armed Forces were also involved. But Immigration director-general Datuk Alias Ahmad denied the allegation that foreigners from East Malaysia have been sent to the immigration depot in Selangor to vote this Sunday. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has also denied any involvement in the allegation. In a short statement, a spokesman said, "The PMO denies involvement in the claims that have been made about such flights. The Election Commission (EC) has been hard at work, ensuring that the election system is better than it was before and to guarantee this upcoming general election is free and fair." The 'proof' of documentation of the chartered flight that Khalid claimed he has . . http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/36-local2/334242-kami-anwar-didnt-listen-to-us-earlier-about-the-chartered-flights.html - mD