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Sat, 10/25/2008 - 20:56
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MALAYSIA TO ALLOW RI POLLING STATIONS ON ITS TERRITORY
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 25 (ANTARA) - Malaysia will be the first foreign country to allow the setting up of polling stations on its territory for use by Indonesians living in that country to give their votes in Indonesia's general elections in 2009, Indonesian officials said.
"It's true, Malaysia will be the first foreign country to do so," a member of the Indonesian General Election Commission, Syamsulbahri, said. His sttatement was corroborated by Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Dai Bachtiar here Saturday.
They made the statements on the sidelines of a session with members of the Indonesian General Elections Committee in Malaysia at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
"What we have to do now is choosing the area in Malaysia where the polling stations will be set up. Malaysian security agencies will also help to ensure security at the stations," Ambassador Dai Bachtiar said.
So far, general elections in foreign countries could only be held on the premises of the Indonesian embassy, consulates general or the Indonesian ambassador's residence. But this time, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry had sent a letter of support for the setting up of polling stations outside Indonesian premises.
"The Malaysian home and police ministers have orally expressed their promise for the issuance of a permit for the setting up of polling stations. They support the setting up of polling stations outside Indonesian premises in Malaysia," Dai said.
"Now, let the PPLN officials in Malaysian determine the area for the setting up of polling stations for general election in Malaysia. It's up to them to choose the area in the sense whether polling stations will be set up near the factories which employ many Indonesians as their workers or other areas," he said.
The support of Malaysian government to Indonesia on the permit to set up polling stations outside Indonesian premises was seen as proof of the two countries' close relations. Other countries may have employed many Indonesian workers, but only had Malaysia as the only country given a permit to set up polling stations outside Indonesian premises, he said.
In Malaysia, there are about 1.2 million Indonesians workers. If added with illegal migrant workers, the number may stand at 2 million in addition to around 11,000 Indonesian students continuing their studies in that neighboring country.
Besides, Dai Bachtiar and Syamsulbahri also highly welcomed good intention of the Indonesian Students Association in Malaysia to set up an independent supervisory team in charge of monitoring the implementation of the 2009 general election in that country.
"We fully support the idea as long as they send us a permit for registration in advance. We will provide seats for them if they are registered officials of the monitoring team," Syamsulbahri said.
"However, we really need independent supervisors selected from university students to monitor the quality of the general election implementation," Dai said.
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"It's true, Malaysia will be the first foreign country to do so," a member of the Indonesian General Election Commission, Syamsulbahri, said. His sttatement was corroborated by Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Dai Bachtiar here Saturday.
They made the statements on the sidelines of a session with members of the Indonesian General Elections Committee in Malaysia at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
"What we have to do now is choosing the area in Malaysia where the polling stations will be set up. Malaysian security agencies will also help to ensure security at the stations," Ambassador Dai Bachtiar said.
So far, general elections in foreign countries could only be held on the premises of the Indonesian embassy, consulates general or the Indonesian ambassador's residence. But this time, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry had sent a letter of support for the setting up of polling stations outside Indonesian premises.
"The Malaysian home and police ministers have orally expressed their promise for the issuance of a permit for the setting up of polling stations. They support the setting up of polling stations outside Indonesian premises in Malaysia," Dai said.
"Now, let the PPLN officials in Malaysian determine the area for the setting up of polling stations for general election in Malaysia. It's up to them to choose the area in the sense whether polling stations will be set up near the factories which employ many Indonesians as their workers or other areas," he said.
The support of Malaysian government to Indonesia on the permit to set up polling stations outside Indonesian premises was seen as proof of the two countries' close relations. Other countries may have employed many Indonesian workers, but only had Malaysia as the only country given a permit to set up polling stations outside Indonesian premises, he said.
In Malaysia, there are about 1.2 million Indonesians workers. If added with illegal migrant workers, the number may stand at 2 million in addition to around 11,000 Indonesian students continuing their studies in that neighboring country.
Besides, Dai Bachtiar and Syamsulbahri also highly welcomed good intention of the Indonesian Students Association in Malaysia to set up an independent supervisory team in charge of monitoring the implementation of the 2009 general election in that country.
"We fully support the idea as long as they send us a permit for registration in advance. We will provide seats for them if they are registered officials of the monitoring team," Syamsulbahri said.
"However, we really need independent supervisors selected from university students to monitor the quality of the general election implementation," Dai said.
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