DAP rubbishes ROS’ claim
The DAP leadership has rubbished claims by the Registrar of Societies that it ceases operation pending a ROS probe on the opposition party.
Leven Woon, FMT
DAP national organising secretary Anthony Loke today rejected the Registrar of Societies’ (ROS) latest advice that the party’s central executive committee (CEC) ceases operations pending further investigation, calling the advice “ridiculous and unprecedented”.
Referring to ROS’ letter received by the party yesterday, he said ROS had requested additional documents from the party to recognise its CEC re-election, and advised the CEC to cease making decisions during the investigations period.
“You are advised to inform your CEC members which has not been recognised not to make any decisions on behalf of the DAP until ROS completes the investigation,” the ROS letter said.
Loke said the request is as good as asking the party to operate in a vacuum.
“What does it mean by we cannot make any decision? So our treasurer also cannot sign our cheques? Our office bearers cannot occupy the headquarters?”
“Imagine if ROS makes the investigation for few months and few years, what will happen to the party?” he said, at a media conference at the DAP headquarters here today.
The ROS letter came in a month after DAP submitted its re-election results to the authorities, which had ordered the opposition party to hold re-election citing irregularities in its previous polls.
Loke said DAP has complied with the ROS directive on holding re-election, hence there is no need for further recognition.
“For example Umno, after they hold elections, they will appoint additional members to the supreme council. Do they need ROS to recognise their leadership first before they can do so?” he said.
The Seremban MP said DAP would not rule out challenging ROS directive in court if need arises.
He also said they would continue to take disciplinary action against errant members, many of whom such as Jenice Lee had previously sought ROS’ assistance to nullify their sentences.
