PONTIAN: The new ruling that compels candidates campaigning in the Tanjung Piai by-election to obtain police permits for walkabouts is aimed at avoiding confrontations that could undermine public order, says Johor police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din.
According to Comm Kamarudin, the application of such permits is also to allow the police to monitor political campaigns by respective parties.
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