Press Statement, 27 September 2012
Konsert BERSIH 8T – Time to renew the call for CLEAN elections
Five months have now passed since more than 250,000 citizens stepped
forward to join the BERSIH 3.0 : Duduk Bantah event on 28 April 2012.
These everyday Malaysians exercised their right to assemble in order to
urge the government to clean up the electoral system.
However, it appears that the government is still unwilling to heed
the voices of the people. The BERSIH 2.0 eight demands and the 22
recommendations of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) report have
yet to be fully implemented. Thus, BERSIH 2.0 is organising a fun-filled
concert on 13 October 2012 at Stadium Kelana Jaya aimed at reminding
the Election Commission that the 8 demands remain unfulfilled.
In the months since the historic BERSIH 3.0 peaceful assembly, the
government has focused its attention on attacking the BERSIH 2.0
steering committee in various ways instead of getting down to the
much-needed electoral reforms. The authorities are pursuing legal
actions against the steering committee and the Kuala Lumpur City Council
(DBKL) has threatened to issue hefty summons to the committee.
Despite this, BERSIH 2.0 has persisted in its efforts to raise
awareness on the many instances of serious discrepancies in the
electoral roll. Our work so far has been made possible because of the
generous support of regular Malaysians who have donated to the cause.
However, more needs to be done.
Some of the performers lined up so far are Ito, Julian Mokhtar and
the Gang, Soul Saviors (the winners at Pesta Lagu Jalanan), Republic of
Brickfields, punk band Dum Dum Tak punk band, Canto rock band Hui Se De
Dai and Ray Cheong. There will also be BERSIH 2.0 activities for all
ages to participate in and a special song by the BERSIH 2.0 Steering
Committee. National laureate A. Samad Said who is a co-chairperson of
BERSIH 2.0 will also read a special poem at this event.
This concert event will not only be for fundraising but will be fun
and memorable and also serve as a reminder to the government leaders of
their duty to heed the call for urgent reforms. Malaysians will not
accept anything less than a thorough clean-up of its electoral system
and we will not hesitate to come together once again to make our voices
heard.
The details are as follows:
DATE : 13 October 2012
VENUE : Kelana Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya
TIME : 6.00pm – 11.30pm
*Entry by minimum donation