PETALING JAYA: Walkabouts and door-to-door campaigning do not need police permits under the current provisions of laws, said Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas. Thomas clarified that the provisions under which the Election Commission cited the need for a police permit for walkabouts and door-to-door campaigning have been wrongly cited. “The declaration by the police for the need for such police permits is based on Section 24B (3) of the Election Offences Act 1954. Political parties have cried foul over the announcement that police permits were needed for walkabouts and door-to-door campaigning in Tanjung Piai. “I realised that AG Tommy Thomas has just issued a statement saying that this is not right a while ago, ” he said.

Source: The Star November 14, 2019 23:03 UTC