Irate voters lodge police reports after being barred from voting by EC staff

PETALING JAYA: An undisclosed number of voters have lodged police reports after discovering at polling centres that their votes had been cast beforehand by unknown individuals.
The complainants claimed in their reports that EC officers had denied them their right to vote after records showed that they "had already cast their votes".
Despite showing the officers their fingers which had no ink mark as proof, they were still turned away.
In Petaling Jaya, a 67-year-old woman lodged a police report at the Sungei Way police station at 1pm alleging that she was unable to vote after facing the same issue at a polling centre at a religious school in PJS 6/3E.
She claimed that although she had verified her MyKad at 11am and was given a slip to a ballot room, she was turned down by EC officers who told her that their records showed she had cast her vote earlier.
The woman said she tried to prove her case by showing EC officers her fingers that were unstained with ink but alleged that they refused to entertain her.
Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Mohd Zani Che Din confirmed the report was lodged by the woman.
Shah Alam police chief ACP Baharudin Mat Taib confirmed when contacted by theSun that a "few" reports were received including voters alleging they were denied the right to vote after being told by EC officer they had already done so.
Elsewhere, similar cases were alleged to have occurred and viral videos showing disgruntled voters engaged in an argument with EC officers over the matter made their way in the social media.
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said in a statement that 28 police reports were lodged today over various issues.
He said except for one case where a police enquiry will be initiated to probe a disturbance on the cellphone of a police top brass, the remaining reports will be referred to the EC.
Mazlan said security was under control and the polling process ended smoothly in Kuala Lumpur.
"We wish to thank the public and supporters of political parties who adhered to the law and gave us their cooperation. We hope this will continue. Police will not hesitate to take stern action against provocateurs and lawbreakers." he said.