Electoral watchdog Bersih has warned the abuse of government-linked companies (GLCs) can lead to disastrous impacts on their functioning as well as the political stability in the country.

In a statement released by its steering committee today, it called on the PN government to stop using GLC positions as a political tool to consolidate power and induce crossovers of elected representatives.

“Such abuse of GLCs and political patronage breeds corruption and cronyism, often at the expense of the effective functioning of the...