Electoral watchdog Bersih has yet to decide whether to join Pakatan Harapan's anti-kleptocracy rally in September.

When contacted, its chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah told Malaysiakini: "We will weigh out the political necessity and also key issues that need to be dealt with, to get this country out of a political, economic and financial crisis."

Elaborating on political necessity, she said it was about whether the political issues taken up (in the rally) can raise awareness and hope among Malaysians...