The Election Commission is powerless to act against allegations of power abuse reported during the on-going campaign for the Rantau by-election.
Its chief Azhar Azizan Harun said only the courts had jurisdiction in this asked to comment on a statement by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng who, while campaigning in Kuala Sawah last Saturday, was reported to have hinted that the re-routed East Coast Rail may run through Negri Sembilan, if the project is continued.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/04/09/ec-only-courts-have-power-to-act-against-allegations-of-power-abuse/
