Suhakam to send 50 observers to monitor 'hot' seats in GE14

KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) will be sending 50 observers to monitor "hot" parliamentary seats during the general election.

Its chairman Tan Sri Razali Ismail said that the observers comprising Suhakam commissioners, officers and volunteers will be sent to be on the ground at Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Kelantan, Kedah, Perak, Perlis, Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Sarawak and Sabah.

"Where they vote, they will monitor," he said after a closed door discussion with journalists on the importance of the media in free and fair elections Tuesday (April 24).

The actual monitoring will start from May 6 until a day after polling day, he said.

For nomination day, Razali said that Suhakam observers will be sent to six areas in Selangor and one in Kedah.

The six areas in the Klang Valley are Selayang, Bangi, Puchong, Sungai Buloh, Titiwangsa and Lembah Pantai, he said.

"We will also monitor the campaigning period in the Klang Valley," he said.

He urged people to lodge a complaint with Suhakam if they come across any human rights abuses during GE14.

They can call 03-2612 5600 or email [e-mail] or put in an e-complaint through www.suhakam.org.my.