Wednesday, 13 Nov 2019 07:28 PM MYTEC chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun today rubbished electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0’s request to reject the requirement for candidates in the ongoing Tanjung Piai by-election to apply for a permit to conduct door-to-door campaigning, as stipulated by the police. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
“As for Bersih’s suggestion that the EC should reject the police’s decision or condition, may I remind Bersih that I was appointed as Chairman of the EC to uphold the law and not to disregard the law,” he said in a statement toEarlier today, Bersih 2.0 urged the EC to reject the requirement for candidates in the ongoing Tanjung Piai by-election to apply for a permit to conduct door-to-door campaigning, as stipulated by the police.
Azhar reiterated that the EC will never encroach upon the jurisdiction of any other institutions especially the police, adding that he would not question the police’s decision as they acted within the safety of the nation in their minds.
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