PETALING
JAYA: Universiti Malaya's (UM) Pro-Mahasiswa students want to disqualify four
campus polls winners, claiming they were ineligible to contest in the first
place. The students are also seeking to disqualify another candidate, who will
be standing as a candidate in a new election on Friday. Pro-Mahasiswa UM acting chairman Syis Abdul Kadir claimed that the candidates should be
disqualified as they were in their last stages of their studies. “The
university's constitution states that 'The members of the Undergraduates'
Reptesentatives Council and its office bearers shall be elected for one year'.
“This means that these students are not eligible to be representatives as they
will complete their studies after their final examinations in June. “We urge
the vice-chancellor to disqualify these candidates... we are prepared to drag
this case to court if the university does not give a positive response,” he
said in a statement on Thursday. UM held its campus polls on Sept 25. The
Pro-Mahasiswa captured 20 seats while 19 went to the Pro-Aspirasi with
independent candidates bagging two seats.
Another two seats were tied. The university will hold a
re-election for these two seats on Friday and announce the final results of the
overall polls on the same day. When contacted, Syis claimed that Pro-Mahasiswa
went through the required university procedure of protesting campus polls
winners.
“We protested against these candidates during the nominations
itself, but we were unsuccessful. “This time the administration promised to
hold a proceeding with the appeals committee to hear our protest, but it never
happened,” he claimed.
Source : http://thestar.com.my