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KUALA LUMPUR: The Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to reconsider its decision to ban unofficial media from entering the nomination centers, as happened today in Sabah.
CIJ Executive Director Wathshlah G. Naidu also urged the EC to allow all media staff and journalists to enter the vote counting centers when Sabahans go to the polls on September 26.
“Because the public has the right to know what happened and to form its own opinion based on multiple sources of information, and any censorship and control of media platforms by the government will create an information vacuum,” he said in a statement here . today.
The EC, in a statement, had said that only the official government media RTM, Bernama, the Information Department and the Malaysian National Film Development Corporation could enter the nomination centers for the Sabah state elections.
This is in line with the implementation of standard operating procedure to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and ensure the safety of all parties, including media partners, he said. -Named
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