Former Bersih chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan wants to know how newly-minted Bersatu vice-president Abdul Rashid Rahman will fix the system he helped create during his time as the Election Commission (EC) chief.

"I suggest you speak to him and ask him how he is going to correct all the wrongs of the past.

"That's what I would want to know from him," Ambiga told reporters as Bersih was canvassing for support for its Nov 19 rally at a morning market in Klang today.

Rashid, who was revealed to be the vice-president of the fledgling Bersatu party on Wednesday, headed the EC from 2000 to 2008.

The opposition and civil society have often criticised the commission for being partisan in favouring the ruling coalition, and ignoring electoral abuses.

Rashid also joined Malay rights pressure group Perkasa in 2003 and was appointed as its vice-president.

Ambiga said she hopes Rashid will now help the people as Bersatu vice-president.

"That's what I would expect him to do. He will know what he did, so he should now help the people.

"If he's there for that purpose, I salute him," she said.

Though she admits she had "terrible disagreements" with Rashid in the past, she acknowledged that people can change.

She also commented on red-shirts leader Jamal Md Yunos' threat to ensure part of Malaysiakini's office building will "collapse" in the red-shirts planned rally today.

Ambiga, who is a lawyer, said Jamal's threat was clearly a criminal offence.

"There are enough offences under the Penal Code that have been violated as a result of that threat," she said.

Klang MP Charles Santiago, who was also present at the morning market today, reminded Jamal that there is rule of law in the country.

"They (red-shirts) cannot take the rule of law by hand and make the law," Charles said.

Jamal has vowed that part of Malaysiakini's building will "collapse" during their rally today, unless the news portal provided him with a satisfactory explanation on the funding it received from the George Soros-linked Open Society Foundations.

A detailed explanation was given, but Jamal appeared to be adamant on moving forward with today's red-shirts rally.