Parties informed of walkabout permit rule since day one, says Liew

TG PIAI POLLS | PARLIAMENT | The new conditions to campaign in the Tanjung Piai by-election, including the permit requirement for walkabouts and house-to-house visits, were told to all contesting parties on the first day of campaigning.

De facto law minister Liew Vui Keong (photo) told the Dewan Rakyat today that the police had repeatedly explained the new rules to all contesting parties since nomination day on Nov 2. On Tuesday, Election Commission chairperson Azhar Azizan Harun had sent a reminder to the contesting parties.