Ministers can campaign for Anwar, but only outside working hours says EC

PORT DICKSON: Ministers are allowed to campaign for political candidates, but it should be outside working hours, and without using government assets or facilities, said the Election Commission (EC).

EC chairman Azhar Azizan Harun (pic), "The EC acknowledges that some Cabinet members and politicians who hold posts in the government, except for civil servants, have the right to campaign for a candidate as it is a party activity.