A group of overseas Malaysians want the Agong to sack the Election Commission (EC) chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof over a proposal, which they say would deny them the right to vote.

election commission chief abdul aziz yusof Bersihkan Malaysia (Perth) (BMP) spokesperson Jordan Sugunasingam pointed out that under Article 114(2) of the Federal Constitution, the Agong needs to appoint a commission that “enjoys public confidence”.

“Concerned Malaysians in BMP do not have any confidence whatsoever in Abdul Aziz ( left ) as the chairperson.

“BMP invites all concerned Malaysians to join BMP in expressing their lack of confidence in Abdul Aziz as chairperson of the EC so as to send a clear message to the Agong that he does not enjoy public confidence, and to call on his majesty to relinquish him from his appointment,” said Sugunasingam in a statement today.

The EC chief had been under fire over a suggestion last week that only tax-paying overseas Malaysians should be allowed to be postal voters.

He clarified yesterday that he never made the suggestion, but maintained that certain conditions need to be fulfilled before the expats can register as absentee voters.

In response, the self-described “group of concerned Malaysian residents in Perth, Australia” said it is not the EC’s authority to decide who is given the right to vote.

“The constitution prescribes who has that right and the EC’s function is to ensure that right is safeguarded, not destroyed,” Sugunasingam said.