THE decision of the Kuala Lumpur High Court today to reject the judicial review filed by the Selangor government on the Election Commission’s (EC) proposed redelineation exercise in the state was proof that the EC had discharged its duties in a transparent manner.

EC chairman Mohd Hashim Abdullah said the electoral body had perform its duties in line with legislative requirements, adding that the court had made the right call.

“The decision proves that the EC has undertaken the delineation process of all the Federated Malay States in a transparent manner in accordance with the law,” he said.

Hashim said the decision also indirectly denied the allegations by some that the EC was implementing the process for the interests of certain parties.

However, he said the court had allowed an application by the Selangor government to suspend the local inquiry process for parliamentary and state constituencies  in the state pending a decision on the appeal.

As such, he said the EC would comply and abide by the decision until the legal process regarding the case was fully resolved. – Bernama, December 7, 2017.