PE: Names & reasons for rejection “secret” – More should step forward
September 12, 2017
By Leong Hse Hian
I refer to the article “Halimah Yacob only one to get eligibility certificate, set to be Singapore’s next President” (Straits Times, Sep 11).
It states that “Marine services firm chairman Farid Khan, 61, and property company chief executive Salleh Marican, 67, have been informed they did not qualify to contest the election.
This means Madam Halimah will be declared the country’s eighth President shortly after nominations close at noon on Wednesday.
The committee announced its decision on Monday (Sept 11), two days before Nomination Day, which falls on Sept 13.
Mr Salleh’s and Mr Farid’s bids had been uncertain because neither man helmed a company with $500 million in shareholder equity for the most recent three years, a condition set out in the Constitution following amendments passed last year.
The Elections Department said that it notified all five individuals on the outcome of their applications, and also told the rejected applicants why they did not get certificates of eligibility.
However, the names of the unsuccessful applicants or the reasons given to them will not be published, said the ELD.
This follows the Constitutional Commission’s recommendation (183 pages) that unsuccessful applicants should not be disclosed to the public.
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http://www.theindependent.sg/pe-name...-step-forward/