PUTRAJAYA, Sept 4 ― The Election Commission (EC) said today it is willing with Bersih 2.0 only if the group proves that they were non-partisan in their reform demands.

“We don't know what is it that is dirty? There is nothing dirty, just a perception. Is Bersih themselves clean, are they independent?

“Can you say Bersih is independent, think for yourself. What they say and how they behave. See the statements they make,”  EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof told reporters after launching EC's 58th anniversary celebrations.

Abdul Aziz maintained that the commission was interested in working together with the Bersih 2.0 in the upcoming Sarawak state elections if they group proved to be non-partisan.

“No problem as long as they follow the law. If they are clean and not picking any side, there is no problem,” he explained further.

Bersih 2.0 have been demanding free and clean elections since the group's first rally.