New EC boss: Bersih rues broken promises, opaque appointment

Electoral reform group Bersih has voiced its dismay over the process that led to Ramlan Harun’s appointment today as the Election Commission (EC)’s new chairperson.

It said the appointment, along with another postponement of the Parliamentary Services Bill and the use of the Sedition Act 1948 to investigate Borneo Komrad activists, vindicates the “F” grade it gave to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

“For Anwar, he has been preparing for...