Bersih 347 Election Offences Committed By Political Parties During Ge15

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Bersih said that Barisan Nasional (BN) chalked up the highest number of cases related to food treating and gifting, with 24 cases, followed by Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) with 18 and nine cases respectively.
(MMO) – The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections’ (Bersih) observation report on the 15th general election (GE15) listed a total of 347 election offences committed by various parties.
The report said there were 173 offences during polling day on November 19, followed by 58 instances of food treating and gifting and 40 incidents of abuse of government resources.
It also said that there were five reported cases of bribery and vote-buying and seven for excessive spending.
Other offences involved intimidation and violent behaviour, early and postal voting, biased behaviour by public servants and institutions, and the electoral roll.
Bersih said that Barisan Nasional (BN) chalked up the highest number of cases related to food treating and gifting, with 24 cases, followed by Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) with 18 and nine cases respectively.
“Bersih defines the offence of treating as any campaign activity involving the treating of food, drinks and giving of gifts, food aid or other valuable items with the intention of influencing voters to vote for a particular party or candidate. “This activity also includes attractions or prizes such as lucky draws to encourage voters to attend campaign events for candidates or political parties,” it said in its report.
Bersih added that BN also led the pack when it came to allegedly abusing government resources.
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