Don't sweat the small stuff, Anwar tells EC

The Election Commission (EC) should not get bogged down with small, procedural issues but should instead focus on cleaning up the electoral process, Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim says.

"The EC's bigger duty is to cleanse the election, clean up the electoral roll, ensure fair elections and media access," the PKR de factor leader told a press conference in Wangsa Maju today.

"The EC should not concern itself with such mundane procedural matters. This is an attempt to divert the rakyat's attention," Anwar said.

He was commenting on a report in The Star today that the EC would move soon to put a stop to the practice of holding processions on election nomination day.

Opposition parties have accused the commission of dilly-dallying in putting into place recommendations that was made by the bipartisan parliamentary select committee (PSC) on electoral reform.

The EC's latest move has been causing more concerns among the opposition, which has accused the commission of often siding with the BN-led federal government and simply mucking about in order to delay electoral reforms.

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