In the latest effort by civil society to conciliate and speak up for the rights of the Perak people, 66 of Malaysia’s top NGOs have issued a joint statement urging Sultan Azlan Shah to allow fresh polls in the state.
This was the only proper and democratic way to break the current standoff between the Pakatan Rakyat and Umno-Barisan Nasional, they said.
The group of 66 also supported the popular view amongst Perakians that Pakatan Menteri Besar Nizar Jamaluddin was still the legitimate chief minister, and not Umno’s Zambry Kadir.<more>
The 66 civil society groups include Kuala Lumpur-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall civil rights committee, Suara Rakyat Malaysia, All Women’s Action Society (Awam), Pertubuhan Jamaah Islam Malaysia (JIM), Selangor Malaysian Indians Association (Mindas).
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