KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) says it has never issued a statement that individuals who want to use the PKR logo in the general election must get the approval of the EC.
According to EC chairman Tan Sri Mohd Hashim Abdullah, he had only said that the Pakatan Harapan logo cannot be used in the general election if the pact is not registered with the Registrar of Societies and its logo is not registered with the EC.
He issued a statement on Saturday (April 7) night to clarify the misunderstanding over an earlier statement made at a press conference in conjunction with the GE14 Operations Room Simulation at the EC headquarters here.
“What was stated at the press conference was that if a candidate intends to compete on a PKR ticket, then only the party logo is allowed to be used during GE14 for campaign purposes, while the other party symbols cannot be used as campaign material, including the DAP, Amanah and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) symbols,” he said.
He said the statement had been misconstrued as if the use of the PKR logo by other party members in the election must be approved by the EC. - Bernama
