Bersih calls for EC's duties to be split among three bodies

The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) has proposed that electoral management in Malaysia be divided into three autonomous commissions with separate jurisdictions.

Currently, the Election Commission (EC) bears all the workload of election implementation such as voter registration, redefining constituencies and the conduct of elections such as nomination and enforcement of Election Offences Act with assistance from other agencies such as the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM).

"The division of this election management body is proposed...