PRISON inmates are forbidden from issuing any statement for the purpose of campaigning in the upcoming general election, Prisons Department senior director (prison policy) Supri Hashim said.

He said the ban applies to all inmates, including former prime minister Najib Razak.

“No statements can be issued by prison inmates,” he said when met by the media after the opening of the exhibition “Menjangkau Abad Dinding Penjara” by Malacca Women’s Affairs, Family Development and Welfare Committee chairman Kalsom Nordin today.

He said even letters or documents from inmates to their families would be screened by the department first before they were sent out.

“The Prisons Department has nothing to do with politics and we discharge our responsibilities regardless of the ruling government,” he added. – Bernama, October 20, 2022.