Bersih: Institutionalise the opposition as part of parliamentary reforms

Bersih is calling for the institutionalisation of the opposition as part of its proposed reforms to the parliamentary selection committee (PSC) reforms in its latest report which was launched today,

Muhammad Sayuti Hassan, who prepared the report entitled “Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) Reforms”, said that at present, power is overly concentrated on the executive, causing the voices of opposition MPs to be less heard.

“The role of (conducting) check-and-balance is not only played by the opposition but also, backbenchers (who) play the same role to ensure that...