Anwar: I can’t interfere in polls issues

PORT DICKSON: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he cannot interfere in matters involving the PKR election and will leave it to the election committee.

The incoming PKR president said many wanted him to intervene, but he said the party had already decided that all election issues would be handled by the committee.

“Several quarters have urged me to interfere, but I cannot. This is not understood, even by the media.

“Apart from ensuring that the election is free from fraud and threats, I told the election committee to appoint people who are independ- ent and clean,” he said after opening the Port Dickson Long Yi Cup Wushu Championship here yesterday.

Anwar said even though he had received information on attempts to disrupt voting with faulty tablets, cyberattacks and so on, there was nothing he could do as they were all under the purview of the committee.

“I asked the candidates to accept the results in good faith and if there are cases such as fraud, damaged tablets, threats, this can all be reported to the police, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission or the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission,” he added.

On the PKR polls results, Anwar said: “I do not think we will prolong it further as delaying the election process will raise further internal squabbles.”

On the position of Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in the government as she was no longer holding any post in PKR, Anwar said it was not an issue.

“The matter does not arise as the earlier decision was that the Prime Minister would be Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his deputy would be Azizah. This was a decision made by Pakatan Harapan,” he said. — Bernama