The electoral watchdog says this is to prevent any perception that the EC is controlled by the government.
Pakatan Harapan leaders at a ceramah for the Semenyih by-election in March. Bersih 2.0 says ministers who wish to campaign for elections during working hours should apply for annual or unpaid leave.
It also suggested that no government assets or personnel be deployed to accompany ministers on the campaign trail aside from the official vehicle, driver and “a reasonable number of security personnel”. “This would be similar to what the US president and his entourage must do if they are involved in partisan activities using Air Force One,” it said, adding that Mahathir had set a good example of this by chartering a private helicopter during the campaign for the Cameron Highlands by-election.
He also said the restriction could hand the advantage to the opposition “because they don’t have any work”.
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