Those who voted for the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the recent election were 'cheap' individuals willing to cause the downfall of an Islamic government, said PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang today.

He added that these voters blinded themselves to the "atrocities" committed by the ruling front.

"Those who voted for BN are those who are cheap... those who can be purchased and willing to be phantom voters.

"Those who have been bought are willing to bring about the downfall of an Islamic government," he was quoted as saying in a Bernama report.

The PAS leader said this in his speech following the launch of the action committee on election malpractices in Marang, Terengganu.

Also present were Parti Keadilan Rakyat (Keadilan) deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali and PAS vice presidents Mustafa Ali and Hassan Ali.

In the March 21 election, PAS suffered a crushing defeat. The Islamic party lost control of Terengganu and barely scrapped through to retain its hold on Kelantan with a majority of three seats.

Abdul Hadi was the Terengganu menteri besar prior to the defeat. The state had fell to PAS in the 1999 election while neighbouring Kelantan was captured in the 1990 polls.

Opposition parties have cried foul over this year's election results, claiming that it was tainted with irregularities and fraud. They have also called for a re-election.

Compiling information

Meanwhile, Hassan said the committee is planning to embark on several actions.

He added that this included compiling information in the constituencies where it is believed that fraud took place before proceeding with legal action.

Hassan, who is also vice-president of the committee, said
a peaceful gathering will also be held around the vicinity of the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on April 17.

Apart from these, the committee also hopes to get some two million people to ink its signature campaign.