Electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0 has urged the Election Commission (EC) to stop its redelineation process in Sarawak pending a judicial review filed by a state PKR assemblyperson in the Kuching High Court.

In a statement today, Bersih warned that the EC's refusal could result in applications of injunctions to halt the inquiry process - which is scheduled by the EC to begin tomorrow.

The Kuching High Court had granted leave to Batu Lintang assemblyperson See Chee How's judicial review bid on Feb 17, through which See is seeking to declare the entire redelineation process null and void due to numerous inconsistencies.

"To hastily schedule the inquiry within three weeks of the one-month objection period suggests that the EC is disrespectful of the judicial review process and cannot care less about wasting the time, energy and resources of all parties in the event of a 'null and void' judgment," the statement read.

It also flayed the EC for setting "unreasonable restrictions" for the public inquiry process - among which is a maximum of three spokespersons, 20 people in attendance, 30 minutes of talking time, no legal representation and a banning of mobile phones and cameras.

"The EC's unreasonable restrictions are defeating the purpose of meaningful public participation in the redelineation exercise and it may again be challenged in court," it added.

See previously said that the EC had not published a proper public notice regarding its redelineation process.