The Association for the Promotion of Human Rights (Proham) today proposed to the parliamentary select committee on electoral reform that Parliament nominate members of the Election Commission (EC).
According to its representative Michael Yeoh (left in photo), this should be done through a parliamentary appointments committee consisting of members from opposition and government parties.
"This is for the chairperson, deputy chairperson and all commissioners. We leave the mechanism to the parliamentary appointments committee to decide but the appointment must be by Parliament," he said.
His colleague Ramon Navaratnam added that those nominated as EC members should also not be former civil servants as "intrinsically, they would not want to bite the hand that feeds them".
A former civil servant himself, he said that those who have spent decades in the service develop a sense of loyalty to the government of the day.
Currently, the EC chief, deputy chief and all five commissioners are appointed by the king on the recommendation of the government.
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