Civil society group Projek Sama called for the EC to be made independent and accountable to Parliament before it takes over the registration of political parties.PETALING JAYA: A civil society group today urged political parties to pledge in their manifestos for the 16th general election (GE16) to transfer the power to register, suspend and deregister parties from the Registrar of Societies (RoS) to the Election Commission (EC).
In a statement, Projek Sama said the move was necessary to prevent the RoS from being used to favour or penalise political parties based on their relationship with the federal government.
However, it said the EC must first be made impartial and accountable to Parliament, with a parliamentary select committee given the power to vet and recommend candidates for appointment as EC commissioners.
