KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Umno veteran Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has asked the Election Commission to take control of all political funds to be used for election campaigns to ensure better monitoring of where the monies are being spent.
“The funds of political parties for election purposes should be managed by the EC. Under a law, parties should submit a proposal or an estimate as to how much they would need to spend for political activities during a by-election or general election. To further discourage the misuse of funds, Tengku Razaleigh — or more fondly known as Ku Li — said that a candidate could be barred from the election should the EC detect an excess of funds had been taken, regardless if the said candidate won or lost the election.
He pointed out that for rural constituencies, the allocation of funds was too low after taking into account the challenges and expenses to travel to these areas.
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