{"id":11365,"date":"2021-09-07T16:21:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T08:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11365"},"modified":"2021-09-07T16:21:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T08:21:41","slug":"ec-instructed-to-implement-undi18-by-dec-in-compliance-with-court-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11365","title":{"rendered":"EC instructed to implement Undi18 by Dec in compliance with court order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PUTRAJAYA, Sept 7\u00a0 &#8212; The Election Commission (EC) has been instructed to implement Undi18 by Dec 31 this year\u00a0in compliance with a court order last Friday, Minister in the Prime Minister\u2019s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe EC has been asked\u00a0to implement, in its power,\u00a0whatever is necessary as ordered by the judge in Sarawak,\u201d he told a press conference after visiting the EC here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-16.17.59.png\" alt=\"undi18\" class=\"wp-image-11366\" width=\"509\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-16.17.59.png 585w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-16.17.59-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-16.17.59-186x100.png 186w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-16.17.59-350x188.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Friday, the Kuching High Court ordered the EC and the Malaysian Government to implement Undi18 by Dec 31 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judicial Commissioner&nbsp;Alexander Siew How Wai made the decision after allowing the judicial review application brought by five Malaysian youths to seek immediate enforcement of a&nbsp;Federal Constitution amendment to lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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