A former Election Commission (EC) official has argued it was not up to Selangor state assembly speaker Ng Suee Lim to declare the Batang Kali seat vacant.

Online portal Free Malaysia Today quoted EC former deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar saying the declaration should have been made by the EC following verification of Ng’s notice of vacancy after Pejuang’s Harumaini Omar failed to attend state assembly sittings for more than six months since July 28 last year...