Malaysiakini -Halt postal voting immediately, Bersih tells EC(very short extract):
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Armed Forces personnel are (were then) legally bound to obey certain restrictions as laid down by the law and instructions - there are operational reasons for such restrictions.
According to Nurul Izzah, existing laws are insufficient to protect individuals who have their "own opinions" or do not vote according to their employers' preferences – citing the case of Major Zaidi Ahmad, who was expelled from the Air Force for raising issues pertaining to the use of indelible ink.
That is so UNTRUE.
It's a fallacy that has become a pseudo-factoid, a politicised legend, by regular or ignorant bull.
In GE13, Major Zaidi was an unhappy and most dissatisfied voter who reported on an allegedly corrupt matter (I use the term 'corrupt' in its widest sense).
We need to know (recall) that in the EC most-delible indelible ink matter, three air force personnel made police reports but only two were court-martialed.
Why?
The answer to WHY is very important to dismiss the myth, fallacy and fake news ofMajor Zaidi Ahmad being expelled from the Air Force for raising issues pertaining to the use of indelible ink.
That's because the two who were court-martialed were those who, on top of making the police reports (their rights as a voter), went beyond that by making unauthorised press comments (or comments to the press) which was definitely NOT their right as members of the Armed Forces.
The 3rd person did NOT make any comment to the press and was NOT court-martialed. She was (is?) actually the wife of Major Zaidi.
To reiterate, Major Zaidi and his Flight-Sergeant were court-martialed because they violated Armed Forces rules and instructions NOT to make unauthorised press statements, which alas, both did. Thus, it was NOT the police report which got the two into trouble but the unauthorised act of making press statements.
These are Malaysian laws provided for under the Malaysian Constitution, not some quirky dictatorial laws laid down by some generals. Also see my letter to Malaysiakini titled Hang on a ding-dong minute, my dear Gen Blimp.
When armed forces officers violate rules, laws and instructions, they are not 'heroes' but violators of rules, laws and instructions. I hope sweetie Nurul read this and not worsen the TRUTH by perpetuating the fallacy.