The Election Commission (EC) said last night it had never issued a statement saying that if any individual wants to use the PKR logo in the general election must get the approval of the EC.

EC chairman Mohd Hashim Abdullah said he had only said that the Pakatan Harapan logo cannot be used in GE14 if the pact is not registered with the Registrar of Societies and its logo is not registered with the EC.

He issued a statement to clarify the misunderstanding over the previous statement made at a press conference earlier today in conjunction with the GE14 operations room simulation at the EC headquarters here.

“What was stated at the press conference was that if a candidate intends to compete on a PKR ticket, then only the party logo is allowed to be used during GE14 for campaign purposes while other party symbols cannot be used as campaign material, including the DAP, Amanah and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) symbols,” he said.

According to him, the EC statement had been misconstrued as if the use of the PKR logo by other party members in the election must be approved by the EC.

- Bernama