03-11-2021, 03:14 PM
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PETALING JAYA: Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim has no right to issue statements on behalf of the Election Commission (EC) over the decision to lower the age of voting to 18 and it is shocking and premature of him to do so, a PKR leader and PPBM Youth said.
PKR deputy information chief G Manivannan said Rais should not be pre-empting the EC, even if it was facing technical problems.
“For a person who is not within the circles of the EC to make such a statement creates uneasiness.
“If there are any prevailing issues, EC should be highlighting the issues, not Rais,” the lawyer said in a statement, adding that the separation of powers had to be respected.
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